of hope in the midst of gloom thomas hardy · in “when i set out for lyonnesse” - the magic...
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SAMPLE IDEA MAP: THOMAS HARDY
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SADNESSSIMPLICITY
CONCRETENESS
SYMMETRY
DRAMATICCONTRAST PERSONAL
QUALITYMUSICAL QUALITY
THOMASHARDY
Simplicity of languageSimplicity of theme
Transience
The helplessness of humans against the forces of fate & destiny - “The Immanent Will that stirs & urges everything”
Lost innocence Nostalgia
Death
Death in war
In “When I Set Out for Lyonnesse” - the magic & transforming power of love
‘ In The Darkling Thrush” - a moment of hope in the midst of gloom
MOMENTS OF JOY
Poems located in real, easily identifiable settings - often
very ordinary settings
Rhyme, regular beat, alliteration and assonance
1st person makes the poems warm and intimate
In order to stress & emphasise ideas Hardy often places
opposing ideas side by side. For example in:
The Darkling Thrush, During Wind and Rain
and When I Set Out for Lyonnesse
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