Mrs Midas (Scottish Highers English): Flashcards
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Collection 'Mrs Midas' is from (name & year)
Collection 'Mrs Midas' is from (name & year)
The World's Wife (1999)
Form of 'Mrs Midas'
Form of 'Mrs Midas'
Dramatic monologue
Number of stanzas in 'Mrs Midas'
Number of stanzas in 'Mrs Midas'
Eleven stanzas
Stanzas 1-6 focus on
Stanzas 1-6 focus on
Discovery of Midas' gift & initial reactions
Simile for golden pear in Midas' palm
Simile for golden pear in Midas' palm
Like a light-bulb. On.
Mrs Midas' statement about gold's uselessness
Mrs Midas' statement about gold's uselessness
Gold feeds no one
Opening two words of stanza 7
Opening two words of stanza 7
Separate beds
'Petrified' pun meanings
'Petrified' pun meanings
Frightened & literally turned to stone
Pan allusion emphasizes Midas'
Pan allusion emphasizes Midas'
Loneliness and alienation
Final word of poem
Final word of poem
Touch