Mrs Midas

• "Look, we all have wishes; granted. But who has wishes granted?" - The word ‘granted’ is a pun which is repeated to convey her surprise: people can and do make wishes but it is very rare for them to come true. The use of a question also highlights her surprise.
• "That night, I dreamt I bore his child," - Dream expresses her sadness at being deprived of the opportunity to have a family.
• "I miss most, even now, his hands, his warm hands on my skin, his touch." - Repetition of the word ‘hands’ emphasises that his touch, once a potent symbol of their intimacy is now lost forever and reminds us that, unlike human skin to skin contact, gold is cold and hard.