Mindmap
The Going
Inhalt der Mindmap
The Going
Themes
- Regret
- Nostalgia
- Helplessness
- Fate
Language
- Alliteration - emphasis on emotions
- Rhetorical questions - accusatory tone
- imagery- illustrates vivid scenes of their relationship
- rhyming - Hardy demonstrates his sadness by linking themes.
Structure
- complex compound sentences for development on feelings/ideas short sentences for emphasis
- punctuation: ellipses, dashes, exclamation mark
- enjambment
Tone
- accusatory tone towards wife
- nostalgic/reminiscing
- self-hate/regret remorse