Neutral Tones Flashcards
1
Q
theme& tone
A
theme- loss,nature,memories,death
tone- bitter,hurt,sadness, pessimistic
2
Q
they had fallen from an ash, and were grey
A
- colour imagery
- nature imagery creates a negative atmosphere because of the colour grey
- grey has implications of death, sadness and cold
- ash could imply of what is left- when you burn something an ash is what is left over and the ash could represent memories
3
Q
the smile on your mouth was the deadest thing
A
- realises their love is dead and gone
- powerless
- deadest is a emotive word
- suggests something sinister because of the user of deadest
- abnormal that a smile is compared to death
- dead is negative and smile is positive this is juxtapostion
- also implies that maybe he loved her move than she did
4
Q
and a grin of bitterness swept thereby
A
- end of their realtionship
- their happiness and love is replaced with bitterness
