Havisham Poem
- Created by: Harriet
- Created on: 20-05-11 19:27
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Structure
-lines begin without capital letter, lack of punctuation reflects she's losing the structure of her life, she's inarticulate
-3rd verse is the only 1 about love, shows imbalance and coexistence of love and hate
-jerky rhythm, reflects how voice of Havisham is filled with pain and bitterness
-love/hate split over 2 stanzas, mirrors how her life has been torn apart
-opening line puncuation lacking to emphasise passionate intensity and lack of control
-enjambment used, perhaps to reflect anger is pouring out of her uncontrollably
Language
-Title is interesting, it's not Miss Havisham, just Havisham. Emphasises how she has her spinster name still
-'beloved sweetheart *******'-oxymoron, shocking mixture of…
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