The Farmer’s Bride Flashcards
“I chose a maid”
(Declarative)
Shows the authority males have over females. It was a subordinate decision presenting this as a unrequited love
“Like a little frightened Fay”
(Simile)
Doesn’t relate to her as a human presenting females as subordinate
“Chased”, “fetched”, “mouse”, “birds”, “rabbits”
(Extended metaphor)
- The girl is being treating as an animal as if she needs to be trained
- Presents the girl as a small timid animal, a prey who is vulnerable to predators
“Wild violets”
(Metaphor)
Compares girl to being wild violets, as she doesn’t fit in as a result of an arranged marriage
“Her eyes, her hair, her hair”
(Repetition)
Makes the reader feel concerned for the girl as speaker is being obsessive
- shows his frustration
- or finally seeing her as a human
