Poetry - Neutral Tones Flashcards

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Context for Neutral Tones

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  • Written 1898 by unhappily married Thomas Hardy (1840-1928).
  • He was depressed and insecure as his relationships had failed.
  • He was heavily influenced by the Romantics.
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Summary of Neutral Tones

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A story of the descent of a relationship and love itself through a person’s deception of their partner.

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Theme Comparisons for Neutral Tones

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Deception - La Belle Dame

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Message of Neutral Tones

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Impact of loss

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Structure and form points for Neutral Tones

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  • Cyclical structure - unchanged relationship.
  • Uneven rhythm - unsteady emotions.
  • First person, recounting the past - reflective and depressed.
  • ABBA rhyme scheme sandwiches couplet - like inner emotions in facades.
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Language points for Neutral Tones

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  • winter’s day - pathetic fallacy
  • starving sod - sibilance, death and despair
  • smile was the deadest thing - juxtaposes life and death
  • wrings with wrong - love is unkind and romance spoiled.
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