stanza 4 Flashcards
“idiocy”
“greed”
“me”
“selfishness”
SHORT SENTENCE
shows how bitter she is towards her husband‘s wishes
WORD CHOICE
idiocy- mr Midas will continue to hunt though will gain nothing
greed- his single-minded pursuit for his own desires and wanting her to “listen” to only what interests him
selfishness- failure to regard her needs creates a platform to demonstrate negative effects selfishness has on a relationship
“ I think of him in certain lights, Dawn, late afternoon”
SYMBOLISM OF COLOUR
Quality of light during these hours - Golden hour after all anger has been unleashed
TONE
creates that she is feeling a sense of grief she is left with nothing but regretful sense of loss for her husband
“ his hands, his warm hands on my skin, his touch”
REPETITION
“his” & “hands”
show Mrs Midas remembering their once full relationship and emphasises that she mourns the loss of the physical relationship they once had - The intimacy and his touch is now lost to her, unlike human contact gold is cold and hard
“what gets me now”
WORD CHOICE
encourages us to consider the effect of this story on Mrs Midas. the fact that his wish turned out for the worst did not only affect him which forces us to consider the selfish nature of relationships
