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Poet: Thomas Hardy
Poem: At An Inn
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Apr 28 2008
Comment 2 of 2, added on May 18th, 2009 at 8:45 AM.
Throughout the poem Hardy is reflective, of his and Florence's relationship and specifically other peoples interpritaions of their relationship. At the beginning of the poem the mood is more playful (siblence and imagery illitrated this) whilst nearer the end of the poem Hardy is more bitter and regretful about the way his and Florences relationship turned out, "we seemes what we were not". Assonance is used which emphasises Hardy's longing "why he cast on our port a bloom not ours?". In this quote Hardy is questioning fait for why it was so evil.
Hardy descirbes other's jelously of their relationship, " ' Ah, God that bliss like theirs would flush out our day!", the exclaimation emphasises the inn keepers desire to be like them and to have a simular relationship.
Enjambment is used which speeds up the rhythm of the poem and the alliteration which features in many of the stanzas also contirbutes to this.
this is just my intritation of it.....
laura from United Kingdom
Comment 1 of 2, added on May 12th, 2009 at 7:11 PM.
At an Inn is actually one of few of Hardy poems not about Emma Gifford, his wife who died. He and Emma had a very problematic relationship and during this time, he almost had an affair, which this poem is about. The poem is breifly about Hardy and a lady named Florence who went to an Inn together to have some time alone together, and so Hardy could spend some time away from his wife, Emma. He describes in the poem how nice it felt for him to be looked at by the innkeepers and others and let them believe he was inlove and happy. The relationship was platonic, which means there was no sexual events, as Florences religion did not permit her to go ahead with anything like that.
Lara from United Kingdom
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Throughout the poem Hardy is reflective, of his and Florence's relationship and specifically other peoples interpritaions of their relationship. At the beginning of the poem the mood is more playful (siblence and imagery illitrated this) whilst nearer the end of the poem Hardy is more bitter and regretful about the way his and Florences relationship turned out, "we seemes what we were not". Assonance is used which emphasises Hardy's longing "why he cast on our port a bloom not ours?". In this quote Hardy is questioning fait for why it was so evil.
Hardy descirbes other's jelously of their relationship, " ' Ah, God that bliss like theirs would flush out our day!", the exclaimation emphasises the inn keepers desire to be like them and to have a simular relationship.
Enjambment is used which speeds up the rhythm of the poem and the alliteration which features in many of the stanzas also contirbutes to this.
this is just my intritation of it.....
laura from United Kingdom