Misery page 57

Tess & Cairn

P- the poem starts with a epigraph, then a minor sentence.
C- The opening two sentences of the short story
Q- “ To whom shall I tell my grief?” and “The twilight of evening.”
E- the no verb sentence means that it stands out. The word “twilight” also is a connotation to the age of Iona and referring to the near death of him.

P- the physical effect and the near death of Iona’s body and soul.
C- First paragraph.
Q- “white like a ghost.”
E- this sentence is a simile. It shows/ gives the feeling of his soul being lost and Iona’s body and mind being nearly dead.
Q- “bent as double as the living body can be bent.”
E- By using the “living body” as the contrast he is showing the extent of his depression.

P- Punctuation throughout the short story.
C- halfway through paragraph one at the beginning of the story and throughout the story.
Q- “…His little mare”
E- The ellipsis throughout the story shows effectively the pauses and slow movements of Iona and his horse.

P- blending into the snow/ disappearing out of sight.
C- line 10 in paragraph one.
Q- “white and motionless too.”
E- As well as their surroundings, the horse and Iona are motionless and covered in snow. Not caring that they are blending into the wilderness, gives the reader an insight of Iona’s mind and how he does not care.

P- the fake ness look of the horse
C- paragraph 1
Q- “Like a half penny ginger bread horse”
E-Even though this is a friendly term it alos gives the impression of the horse being frail and not real it is also a connotation between the horse and Iona.