Farmer's Bride

• "a little frightened fay"


  Alliteration/ fricative - 'fay' = fairy --> married a child who isn't old enough for marriage
• "flying like a hare" , " fetched her home at last"


  Simile

  He's uneducated --> treats her like an animal
• "So long as men-folk keep away"


  Possessive / dominant tone
• "Out 'mong the sheep, her be"


  Colloquial / Archaic language - poem set in 19th century OR shows the husband is uneducated
• "Shy as a leveret"


  'leveret' = young hare - bride is (too) young --> Mew tries to highlight issues of young marriage
• "Shy", "Straight and slight", "Sweet as the first wild violets"


  Sibilant 's' sound - soft & accentuates bride's shyness
• "Farmer's Bride"


  Title never transitioned to 'wife' --> relationship is empty and pointless