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Eve Of St Agnes

Eve Of St Agnes. Final Stanzas. Stanza XXXVII. Comment on Madeleine’s direct speech. Why now? Comment on the last line. Stanza XXXVIII. ‘Thy beauty’s shield, heart shaped and vermeil dyed?’ ‘pilgrim’ – what other character in the poem is associated with religion?.

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Eve Of St Agnes

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  1. Eve Of St Agnes Final Stanzas

  2. Stanza XXXVII Comment on Madeleine’s direct speech. Why now? Comment on the last line.

  3. Stanza XXXVIII ‘Thy beauty’s shield, heart shaped and vermeil dyed?’ ‘pilgrim’ – what other character in the poem is associated with religion?

  4. ‘elfin storm’ ‘southern moors’ Stanza XXXIX

  5. Madeleine is ‘beset with fears’ – who does this remind us of? ‘Sleeping dragons’ Stanza XL

  6. ‘Where lay the porter in uneasy sprawl’ – literary allusion? What elements of the gothic are there in this stanza? Stanza XLL

  7. Narrative viwpoint in this stanza? Discuss what happens to Angela and the beadsman. Stanza XLIL

  8. Themes Gothic/ supernatural Sexuality Religion/old age

  9. Narrative Techniques Speakers Structure Framing language

  10. Essay Titles In ‘ The Eve of St Agnes’ much praise has been given to the build up of atmosphere and the richness of its visual effects. Show whether such praise is justified. By referring closely to the text, explain how the two devices – contrast and parallel – are used to great effect in ‘The Eve Of St Agnes.’

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