a wife in London- Rupert Brooke

• "she sits in the tawny vapour"
• "he- has fallen- in the far south land..."
• "tis the morrow; the fog hangs thicker"
• "his hand, whom the worm now knows"
• "fresh - firm- penned in highest feather"
• "she sits in the tawny vapour"

  pathetic fallacy to represent her fear/confusion/loneliness. cold, dark and miserable
• "he- has fallen- in the far south land..."

  dashes and ellipsis suggests her shock of her husband dying. shock and pain like she can't speak
• "tis the morrow; the fog hangs thicker"

  pathetic fallacy. fog is now worse as she's lost all hope. its now grief
• "his hand, whom the worm now knows"

  his death was pointless/futile. he's now insignificant. he's been forgotten.
• "fresh - firm - penned in highest feather"

  complete contrast between his strong handwriting/ hopeful letter and his rotting body shows how fragile the soldiers lives were