‘The Farmer’s Bride’ Word Scramble
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| Poem | Key Points |
| ‘The Farmer’s Bride’ Charlotte Mew SUMMARY | Tells the story of a farmer who marries a girl who is frightened by the experience and tries to run away. It is told from the farmer's point of view - she does not speak in the poem. She chooses to sleep in the attic away from him and he longs for her. |
| ‘The Farmer’s Bride’ Charlotte Mew THEMES | Unhappy love. To the farmer, the relationship with his wife should be functional and uncomplicated. |
| ‘The Farmer’s Bride’ Charlotte Mew FEELINGS | Loneliness. Regret. |
| ‘The Farmer’s Bride’ Charlotte Mew STRUCTURE | Strong use of rhyme. Six stanzas which vary in length. Sense of time passing - the poem starts with 'Three Summers since' and towards the end 'Christmas-time'. |
| ‘The Farmer’s Bride’ Charlotte Mew LANGUAGE | Uses colloquial language to create character of the farmer in his natural setting. Wife frequently compared to a wild native animal. 4th stanza is a sensual, admiring description. Uses sibilance to suggest whispered appreciation. Many images from nature. |
| ‘The Farmer’s Bride’ Charlotte Mew KEY QUOTES | ‘a little frightened fay’ (=fairy) ‘Shy as a leveret, swift as he’ ‘turned the key upon her fast’ ‘her hair, her hair’ |
| ‘The Farmer’s Bride’ Charlotte Mew LINKS TO… | ‘Hour’ and ‘In Paris with You’ love seen as an intense experience ‘To His Coy Mistress’ frustrated narrator |
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