the eve of st agnes

• Bitter chill'/'frozen grass'


  establishes and overemphasised the desolate setting creating a sense of inevitability
• Already had his deathbell rung'


  the inevitability of the death of the Beadman
• Came many a tip-toe amorous cavalier and back retired'


  Madeline as desirable is blinded by her obsession with the ritual for opportunities for real love
• She danced along with vague ,regardless eyes


  highlights her naive obsession blinds her. Creates a lack of perception of reality
• Hoodwinked with faery fancy"


  entrapped in her imagination/obsession. Creates a sense of fantasy and supernatural elements.
• Young Porphyro with heart on fire for Madeline'


  metaphor highlights Prophyro's passion for Madeline. Creates a sense his feelings are obsessive and all-consuming.
• Hyena foemen and hot-blooded local-consumerism


  zoomorphism and hatred of Madeline's family. Echoes Romeo and Juliet.
• We're safe enough'


  Presents Porphyro as arrogant and hubristic in ignoring warning signs
• A cruel man and impious thou art'


  Keats makes it clear we should view Porphyro as a villain
• Believe me by these tears'


  Range of manipulation used on Angela to get to his desire for Madeline
• Churchyard thing'


  -proleptic of Angela's death.
• That Angela gives promise she will do whatever he shall wish'


  Angela's error of judgement as she falls into being manipulated by Porphyro
• Beauty unespied'


  creates a sense of uncomfortability in voyeuristic desires
• Pale enchantment held her sleepy-eyed


  wants to possess her in a semi-conscious state. Creates a blur between consciousness and unconsciousness
• Since Merlin paid his Demon all the monstrous debt'


  Ominous line suggesting a terrible relationship will endure from this, creating a sense of entrapment.
• As though a tongueless nightingale should swell


  references to death and has connotations of Philomela as she is raped and has her tongue cut out.
• She knelt so pure a thing so free from mortal taint'


  Madeline's innocence is pure however Porphyro wants to taint her
• Trembling in her soft and chilly nest'


  Madeline is presented as vulnerable in her naivety to act out the ritual
• Now wide awake, the vision of her sleep'


  conflicts in limbo of consciousness and unconsciousness
• How pallid, chill and drear!'


  reality of Porphyro failing to meet her fantasy however she still declares her love for him due to her obsession
• Solution sweet.Meantime the frost-wind blows'


  Pathetic fallacy as the storm begins proleptic of a bittersweet ending as the sweetness is combined with harsh imagery
• Porphyro will leave me here to fade and pine'


  fear of Porphyro leaving her ironic in his voyeuristic actions. Presents Madeline as a vulnerable victim
• Deveived thing'


  Further emphasises her victimisation and being manipulated by Porphyro
• Tis an elfin-storm from faery land'


  supernatural imagery echoing Lamia and La Belle Dame
• They glide like phantoms'


  Highlights their loss of identity implying that they're already dead therefore a loss of humanity furthering the supernatural imagery.
• These lovers fled away into the storm'-


  leaves a sense of emptiness as there is no clear ending for the lovers but implications of death
• Baron dreamt of many a woe


  All people suffering with nightmares implying a tragic ending for the protagonist
• Angela the old died palsy twitched with meagre face deform'


  The painful suffering and death of Angela suggests that she's being punished for her falling into Porphero's manipulation