charlotte mew - the farmer's bride

semantic field of animals - “mouse” “birds and rabbits”

he views her as the same level as the animals he exploits for profit (as he’s a farmer) therefore he gains from having her but she gets nothing in return which is a criticism to the partiarchy

sibilance - “shy as a leveret, swift as he”

soft sound which represents her innocence which he takes advantage of

colour imagery - “young larch tree, sweet as the first wild violets,”

“tree” represents green & “violets” represents purple

reference to the suffragette movement in 1914 which is a criticism of the patriarchy

cyclical structure

represents the lack of progression in their connection due to the limiting gender roles

short stanzas

these are where he expresses the most desire and anger and they’re significantly shorter than the rest which represents his short temper and testosterone induced power complex and impulsivity

dramamtic monologue

from one perspective only which represents power imbalance and the girl’s lack of a voice