farmer's bride

farmer’s bride

farmer occupation , low paying

‘-’s’ possessive farmer own the bride and is inn control of the bride

bride = new , young and innocent

‘f’ and ‘b’ = harsh sounds , anger is seen through the farmer throughout the poem due to sexual tension

‘‘three summers since’’

sibilence = anger of the farmer as it is not intimate enough for him

exact = he is running out of patience anger

more like a little fightened fay

rethinks marrying her thinks she is too young, regret

harsh stress on ‘f’ suggesting the anger of the farmer and the harsh reality women had to live with being compared to animals

‘fay’ = men used to go rabbit hunting to replenish their thirst for lust and masculinity

fay = small animal that can be captured and dominated

‘l’ repetition juxtaposes the harsh ‘f’ repetition to show how their marriage may have looked ok on the outside but was struggling behind the scenes

‘ her eyes , her hair , her hair !‘

‘h’ - huffing lust out of control

!- may suggest his lust has gotten the best of him

pauses increase the rhythm of the poem which may reflect on the poet's heart race increasing due to excitement

he goes from her eyes to her hair - he wants all of her

he describes her as an animal but he is the animal

context and form

narrative - takes the reader through all the struggles women faced

Charlotte mew = wrote this to show how women percieved men