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After a Warrant Sale Mindmap
- Alliteration
- "dry-eyed, as dignified"
- This parenthetical statement
utilises both alliteration and
assonance. This creates a
situation in which the two
adjectives couple each other
and seem to go together.
- This parenthetical statement
utilises both alliteration and
assonance. This creates a
situation in which the two
adjectives couple each other
and seem to go together.
- "Wedding-Day Walter"
- Walter can be seen as the
protagonist Ann's divorced
husband. The alliteration on his
name creates a reminiscent
feeling, and could also be seen as
a sarcastic mocking of their now
discontinued marriage
- Walter can be seen as the
protagonist Ann's divorced
husband. The alliteration on his
name creates a reminiscent
feeling, and could also be seen as
a sarcastic mocking of their now
discontinued marriage
- Ann's dyed hair has also been detailed to be
synonymous with "her heart, with hopes". The
alliteration here reinforces how her hair has been
lightened in a literal sense, as her hopes were
lightened by the anticipation of her marriage
- "dry-eyed, as dignified"
- Pun
- "dark roots"
- "dark roots" here refers to both the
literal sense exemplified by Ann's
dyed hair, while also referencing
the early stages of deterioration
within the marriage of Ann and
Walter. This adds a mystifying
element to the relationship and
separation of Ann and Walter
- "dark roots" here refers to both the
literal sense exemplified by Ann's
dyed hair, while also referencing
the early stages of deterioration
within the marriage of Ann and
Walter. This adds a mystifying
element to the relationship and
separation of Ann and Walter
- "dark roots"
- Metaphor
- "tear her life along the
dotted line"
- The speaker likens the marriage
between Ann and Walter to paper, and
when divorce occurs that paper is ripped
in two. The paper-thin aspect to their
marriage demonstrates frailty, while the
verb "tear" creates a visceral, violent
image of separation
- The speaker likens the marriage
between Ann and Walter to paper, and
when divorce occurs that paper is ripped
in two. The paper-thin aspect to their
marriage demonstrates frailty, while the
verb "tear" creates a visceral, violent
image of separation
- "tear her life along the
dotted line"
- Contrast
- "Death of love"
- The tenure of marriage can be seen to end
when "the death of love" is reached,
however the marriage between Ann and
Walter transcends this limit. The contrast
within the phrase "death of love" carries
connotations of finality- it signals the end of
a seemingly eternal concept, love.
- "the ashes of hope"
- "the death of love" can itself be
contrasted with a phrase in the line
below, "the ashes of hope". The
marriage has been described to have
transcended both these limitaitons,
the contrast of both emphasising the
long-lasting nature of the marriage.
- "the death of love" can itself be
contrasted with a phrase in the line
below, "the ashes of hope". The
marriage has been described to have
transcended both these limitaitons,
the contrast of both emphasising the
long-lasting nature of the marriage.
- The tenure of marriage can be seen to end
when "the death of love" is reached,
however the marriage between Ann and
Walter transcends this limit. The contrast
within the phrase "death of love" carries
connotations of finality- it signals the end of
a seemingly eternal concept, love.
- "Death of love"
- Paradox
- "expecting not too much of love-
just that it should completely solve
me"
- In the last stanza the speaker shifts the
attention onto himself, describing his own
experiences with love. This paradoxical
statement demonstrates the naivety of the
speaker while also contrasting strongly with
the enduring marriage of Ann and Walter.
One can see the comparison of a fresh-faced
youth eager for love, against the stagnating
marriage of Ann and Walter
- In the last stanza the speaker shifts the
attention onto himself, describing his own
experiences with love. This paradoxical
statement demonstrates the naivety of the
speaker while also contrasting strongly with
the enduring marriage of Ann and Walter.
One can see the comparison of a fresh-faced
youth eager for love, against the stagnating
marriage of Ann and Walter
- "expecting not too much of love-
just that it should completely solve
me"
- Irony
- There is a particular element of irony about the reasons behind the
divorce. One detailed is the "loss" of the "partially paid-for washing
machine" and the "sticks of furniture". It is ironic that a loving,
symbiotic relationship between to living beings can deteriorate
over something as trivial as inanimate furniture
- There is a particular element of irony about the reasons behind the
divorce. One detailed is the "loss" of the "partially paid-for washing
machine" and the "sticks of furniture". It is ironic that a loving,
symbiotic relationship between to living beings can deteriorate
over something as trivial as inanimate furniture
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