"Home" by Anne Brontë
An anlysis of Anne Brontë's poem, "Home. An anlysis of Anne Bront
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- "Home" by Anne Brontë
- This poem questions the meaning of home and the desire for familiarity within nature.
- Context
- Written at Thorp Green between 1840-1845
- Anne began at Thorp Green when she was 20, so it was probably her first position away from the family home.
- Written at Thorp Green between 1840-1845
- Lanuage
- Objects of nature are personified to reflect the imagination of childhood, which is what Anne associates with the parsonage.
- "Weeds usurp the ground" and "woodland ivy plays"
- Use of alliteration
- Sibilant sound of 'softly smiling skies' creates a relaxed atmosphere, reflecting the calm and graceful lives of those at Thorp Green, but it also suggests emptiness and loneliness.
- The use of positive adjectives such as 'lovely' and 'brightly' reflects the expected happiness of those who live there.
- This heightens the effect of the Volta because Anne creates a picturesque scene which we expect makes her happy.
- Capitalising 'HOME" with an exclamation mark symbolises the power of home on Anne's emotions, but also the sheer importance of home in Anne's life.
- Objects of nature are personified to reflect the imagination of childhood, which is what Anne associates with the parsonage.
- Structure
- The poem's Volta is 'but' and comes about a third through the poem, signifying the poem's shift in focus.
- The change is focus is Anne realising that she prefers the 'barren hills' to the 'velvet lawns' because it's her home.
- The poem's Volta is 'but' and comes about a third through the poem, signifying the poem's shift in focus.
- "Restore me to that little spot"
- "Although its halls are fair within-/Oh, give me back my HOME!"
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