Misery page 64-65

P- Iona gives the impression he is soon going to die.
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Q- “There is always enough time to sleep….
You’ll have sleep enough, no fear…”
E- Here
Iona gives the impression he is near death and what’s more this doesn’t
seem to phase him.

P- Elipses are used through narrative, speech and mind.
C- Throughout poem
Q- “sighs and scratches himself….”
E-They are used to represent pauses in time when no thought is occurring. This is effective as it causes the reader to stop and think about what has been said.


P- Ionas longing to talk to someone about his sons death becomes apparent.
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Q- “Just as the young man had been thirsty for water, he thirsts for speech”
E-Just as it is a necessity for life to drink, Iona feels it is a necessity for him to talk about his son.

P- Iona feels when he is by himself he cannot think about his sons death.
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Q- “He thinks about oats, about hay, about the weather….”
E-Here it is shown that Iona when by himself cannot think about his son, so he distracts himself with everything else. This invokes great sorrow in the reader and causes a strong emotional response.

P- Iona tells his horse about the loss of his son,
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Q-’the little mare munches, listens and breathes on her masters hands, Iona is carried away and tells her all about it.’
E- Iona seems to confide in his horse, as he could think that he is the only one that he can talk to who will listen to what he has to say, and cant interrupt him. Also he might feel that the mare has been there through everything with him, and is the only one that remains by his side.