7.1.3
Key Quotes & Comparisons
Key Quotes in The Farmer's Bride
Key Quotes in The Farmer's Bride
Here are some examples of key quotes from The Farmer's Bride:
‘Her smile went out...'
‘Her smile went out...'
- ‘Her smile went out, and ‘twasn’t a woman – more like a little frightened fay’.
- Mew uses dialect (words or phrases specific to a local area) to help characterise the farmer and make him seem more real.
‘Shy as a leveret...'
‘Shy as a leveret...'
- ‘Shy as a leveret, swift as he, / Straight and slight as a young larch tree’.
- This pair of similes shows the narrator's characterisation of his young bride.
- The comparison to a leveret (hare) and a young tree suggest that she is almost not human.
Never ‘heard her speak at all’
Never ‘heard her speak at all’
- The narrator laments that he never ‘heard her speak at all’.
- This shows the farmer's frustration at the silence of his wife.
- The poem's form (dramatic monologue) emphasises her silence.
Key Comparisons: The Farmer's Bride
Key Comparisons: The Farmer's Bride
Here are some suggestions for poems you could compare The Farmer's Bride to. Remember, there are endless options!
Porphyria's Lover
Porphyria's Lover
- Both feature a male narrator delivering a monologue about a silenced woman.
- You could contrast how Mew’s narrator deals with his feelings.
- Mew's narrator is repressed and filled with longing.
- Browning’s narrator chooses to take control and murder her.
When We Two Parted/Neutral Tones
When We Two Parted/Neutral Tones
- You could compare themes of longing, loss and natural imagery.
1When We Two Parted - Lord Byron (1788-1824)
2Love’s Philosophy - Percy Bysshe Shelley
3Porphyria’s Lover - Robert Browning (1812-1889)
4Sonnet 29 - Elizabeth Barrett Browning (1806-1861)
4.1Sonnet 29 – ‘I think of thee!’ Analysis
5Neutral Tones - Thomas Hardy (1840-1928)
6Letters from Yorkshire - Maura Dooley (Born 1957)
6.1Letters from Yorkshire Analysis
7The Farmer’s Bride - Charlotte Mew (1869-1928)
8Walking Away - Cecil Day Lewis (1904-1972)
8.1Walking Away Analysis
9Eden Rock - Charles Causley (1917-2003)
10Follower - Seamus Heaney (1939-2013)
10.1Follower Analysis
11‘Mother, Any Distance’ - Simon Armitage (Born1963
11.1'Mother, Any Distance' Analysis
12Before You Were Mine - Carol Ann Duffy (Born 1955)
12.1Before You Were Mine Analysis
13Winter Swans - Owen Sheers (Born 1974)
14Singh Song! - Daljit Nagra (Born 1966)
14.1Singh Song! Analysis
15Climbing My Grandfather - Andrew Waterhouse
15.1Climbing My Grandfather Analysis
16Grade 9 - Comparisons
16.1Grade 9 - Comparisons
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1When We Two Parted - Lord Byron (1788-1824)
2Love’s Philosophy - Percy Bysshe Shelley
3Porphyria’s Lover - Robert Browning (1812-1889)
4Sonnet 29 - Elizabeth Barrett Browning (1806-1861)
4.1Sonnet 29 – ‘I think of thee!’ Analysis
5Neutral Tones - Thomas Hardy (1840-1928)
6Letters from Yorkshire - Maura Dooley (Born 1957)
6.1Letters from Yorkshire Analysis
7The Farmer’s Bride - Charlotte Mew (1869-1928)
8Walking Away - Cecil Day Lewis (1904-1972)
8.1Walking Away Analysis
9Eden Rock - Charles Causley (1917-2003)
10Follower - Seamus Heaney (1939-2013)
10.1Follower Analysis
11‘Mother, Any Distance’ - Simon Armitage (Born1963
11.1'Mother, Any Distance' Analysis
12Before You Were Mine - Carol Ann Duffy (Born 1955)
12.1Before You Were Mine Analysis
13Winter Swans - Owen Sheers (Born 1974)
14Singh Song! - Daljit Nagra (Born 1966)
14.1Singh Song! Analysis
15Climbing My Grandfather - Andrew Waterhouse
15.1Climbing My Grandfather Analysis
16Grade 9 - Comparisons
16.1Grade 9 - Comparisons
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