"The Moon came out. By its Yellow Witness"

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Charlie Owens

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In 'The Lammas Hireling', the quote "The Moon came out. By its yellow witness", the lexical choice "Moon" has Gothic Element, to exemplify the Hireling's Transformation
In 'The Lammas Hireling', the quote "The Moon came out. By its yellow witness", the lexical choice "Moon" has Gothic Element, it often symbolises supernatural elements
In 'The Lammas Hireling', the quote "The Moon came out. By its yellow witness", the lexical choice "Moon" has Gothic Element, creating a spotlight effect, trying to find the truth & reality of the situation
In 'The Lammas Hireling', the quote "The Moon came out. By its yellow witness", the lexical choice "Moon" has Gothic Element, this heightens the fear & paranoia (paralleling the psychological disintegration)
In 'The Lammas Hireling', the quote "The Moon came out. By its yellow witness", the lexical choice "Moon" could symbolise transformation due to its changing phases, paralleling the hireling's metamorphosis
In 'The Lammas Hireling', the quote "The Moon came out. By its yellow witness", the lexical choice "Moon" is a Feminine Symbol, with several Goddesses believing to control the Moon
In 'The Lammas Hireling', the quote "The Moon came out. By its yellow witness", the lexical choice "Moon" has Greek mythological connotations of Selene (the Goddess of the Moon), she represents the moon's phases, which influence natural rhythms such as the Menstrual Cycle (hiding the truth of killing his wife)
In 'The Lammas Hireling', the quote "The Moon came out. By its yellow witness", the lexical choice "Moon" has Greek mythological connotations of Artemis, the Goddess of the Moon and hunting, suggesting the moon is hunting for the truth
In 'The Lammas Hireling', the quote "The Moon came out. By its yellow witness", the lexical choice "Yellow" has radiant, positive connotations, which contrasts the confusion in the poem and speaker
In 'The Lammas Hireling', the quote "The Moon came out. By its yellow witness", the lexical choice "Yellow" can symbolise decay and sickness, mirroring the sick feeling of the speaker
In 'The Lammas Hireling', the quote "The Moon came out. By its yellow witness", the lexical choice "Yellow" provides the unnatural illumination (usually white), mirroring the confusion
In 'The Lammas Hireling', the quote "The Moon came out. By its yellow witness", the lexical choice "Yellow" delineates the motif of light takes another transition, to symbolise the perpetuating guilt
In 'The Lammas Hireling', the quote "The Moon came out. By its yellow witness", the lexical choice "Yellow" has connotations of sickness, this could be a metaphor for homosexuality
In 'The Lammas Hireling', the quote "The Moon came out. By its yellow witness", the lexical choice "Yellow" could be metaphor a transgression of limit, as light often represents purity, but this is tainted by the colour yellow
In 'The Lammas Hireling', the quote "The Moon came out. By its yellow witness", the use of caesura forces the reader to pause & reflect, to recognise the mistake of the speaker
In 'The Lammas Hireling', the quote "The Moon came out. By its yellow witness", the use of caesura isolates the Moon, allowing the speaker to recognise the transgression of limit
In 'The Lammas Hireling', the quote "The Moon came out. By its yellow witness", the use of caesura creates a pause, creating an eerie & tense atmosphere, emphasising the sense of foreboding
In 'The Lammas Hireling', the quote "The Moon came out. By its yellow witness", the use of caesura dismantles the rigid framework, to represent the fragmentation of the speaker's psychological equilibrium
In 'The Lammas Hireling', the quote "The Moon came out. By its yellow witness", the lexical choice "Moon" has a revolving motion, suggesting this is a perpetual psychological conflict
In 'The Lammas Hireling', the quote "The Moon came out. By its yellow witness", the lexical choice "Moon" often revolves around the Earth, suggesting the speaker is revolved around the love for this man (a sin in the Catholic Church)