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The Farmer's Bride -
Charlotte Mew
- "I choose"
- Male authority over women suggests he
didn't have a choice about their marriage
- Male authority over women suggests he
didn't have a choice about their marriage
- "When us was wed she
turned afraid"
- She wasn't afraid until after they
were married
- She wasn't afraid until after they
were married
- "We chased her"
(hunting imagery)
- Suggests her terror
- Suggests her terror
- "We caught her"
- The whole village seems to be involved which
adds to the sense of being hunted
- The whole village seems to be involved which
adds to the sense of being hunted
- "last...fast" (rhyming couplet)
- Emphasises the decisive
action of locking her away
- Emphasises the decisive
action of locking her away
- "Look round like children at her call"
(simile)
- Shows the farm animals trust her and
look after her
- Shows the farm animals trust her and
look after her
- "black earth spread white with rime"
- Winter is used to suggest the decay
to his frustration
- Winter is used to suggest the decay
to his frustration
- "but a stair Betwixt us"
- He is away of her physical closeness,
adding to his frustration
- He is away of her physical closeness,
adding to his frustration
- "her eyes, her hair, her hair!
(frantic-sounding repetition)
- Shows he's breaking down and
losing control
- Shows he's breaking down and
losing control
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