The Farmer's Bride Flashcards
Give a summary of Farmers bride.
“About a relationship between a….”
farmer and his young wife. She runs away, but the village brings her back and he locks her up. They’ve been married for three years but their relationship is distant and probably unconsummated.
“flying like a hare.”
Farmer’s bride
Simile = connotes: fast, terrified, desperate, prey shows her vulnerability.
“Tis but a stair/ Betwixt us.”
Farmer’s bride
Enjambment = reflects the distance between them. Physically close but metaphorically far away.
Highlights their distance and separation from each other.
“her eyes, her hair, her hair!”
Farmer’s bride
Repetition and exclamations = he’s full of frustration and desire.
Alluring, sexual part of the body.
“I chose a maid,”
Farmer’s bride
Power dynamic; sees her as a possession/ property
