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Ah, Are You Digging On My Grave?

"Ah, are you digging on my grave,
My loved one? -- planting rue?"
-- "No: yesterday he went to wed
One of the brightest wealth has bred.
'It cannot hurt her now,' he said,
'That I should not be true.'"

"Then who is digging on my grave,
My nearest dearest kin?"
-- "Ah, no: they sit and think, 'What use!
What good will planting flowers produce?
No tendance of her mound can loose
Her spirit from Death's gin.'"

"But someone digs upon my grave?
My enemy? -- prodding sly?"
-- "Nay: when she heard you had passed the Gate
That shuts on all flesh soon or late,
She thought you no more worth her hate,
And cares not where you lie.

"Then, who is digging on my grave?
Say -- since I have not guessed!"
-- "O it is I, my mistress dear,
Your little dog, who still lives near,
And much I hope my movements here
Have not disturbed your rest?"

"Ah yes! You dig upon my grave...
Why flashed it not to me
That one true heart was left behind!

2007-01-21 16:46:04 · 3 answers · asked by Bao Wow 3 in Education & Reference Other - Education

theme?
literary devices? (mood,personification,alliteration,foreshadowing,allusion,similie, paradox)

any help at all is appreciated

2007-01-21 16:47:27 · update #1

3 answers

First part, It simply introduces the problem the lady has, and eliminates the possibility of a former lover digging the grave
Second part, It eliminates the possibility of family digging on the grave, because there would be no use. "'What use!'" To bring her back, impossible
Third part, That is obvious
Fourth, To me that brought a shiver, what does a dog do with a dead body? Icky. but it sounds like it is not a icky thing.

Well, Dog is mans best friend.
And I recommend the advice of the other answerer with the technicals.

2007-01-29 01:33:12 · answer #1 · answered by Scott and Friends 2 · 0 0

Noo problemo A Castle Bortel by Thomas Hardy is a poem that sets out a manifesto for reevaluating our emotional and social 'security platforms'. He uses the crumbling architectural obelisks of rural Dorset as a metaphore for our own hormone wracked sense of our physio-psychological bearings. I.e. Our waypoints on our journey through life and the familial institutions that nourish us. We find a presage here for the torment of Tess of the D'Urbervilles, and an eloquent ode to the timeless fragilite of the human psyche. Understood in this way, A Castle neatly summarises and embodies the entire Hardy oevre. Thanks for asking ;)

2016-05-24 13:37:46 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

See if it helps if you take the point of view as the speaker (you) and that you are dead and buried and contemplating those who might disturb your grave. As you contemplate, you take the different prospect's point of view and answer yourself. As for the elements of literature, make sure you understand their definitions, have a little experience identifying examples, then try you skills on this poem.

2007-01-28 17:14:08 · answer #3 · answered by jaicee 6 · 0 0

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