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Anonymous Posted 14 years ago

Cyfer

Hello,

I am a bit confused by the poem 'The Farmer's Bride' by Charlotte Mew. Firstly, what is the point of 'but sure enough she wasn't there', this line has absolutely no significance to the narrative, why did the poet add it in since it was free verse, it was surely not needed?

Thank you for your help,

Cyfer
  

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Hi, Seems to me that it fits. She wasn't there, so they had to go and look for her. We chased her, flying like a hare Cliv e

— Clive

  • Hi, Seems to me that it fits.
  • She wasn't there, so they had to go and look for her.
  • We chased her, flying like a hare Cliv e
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Hi,

Seems to me that it fits. She wasn't there, so they had to go and look for her.

We chased her, flying like a hare

Clive
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But the line is not needed. It could have just been

"Should properly have been abed;
lying awake with her wide brown stare"

The line inbetween is a useless addition and unnecessary. Was it put there on purpose?
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Hi,

One night, in the Fall, she runned away.

"Out 'mong the sheep, her be," they said,
Should properly have been abed;
But sure enough she wadn't there
Lying awake with her wide brown stare.
So over seven-acre field and up-along across the down
We chased her, flying like a hare
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