Human performance
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'beloved sweetheart bastard' - powerful oxymoron: contrast btwn luv n h8,confit of feelings 'wished him dead' - thoughts of revenge/bitterness (line 1+2).
'Ive dark green pebbles 4 eyes' - met: comparison experience hs lft her hardened. green connot8ons jealousy.
'ropes on d back of my hand i coud strangle with'
S2 'spinster' - ss: emphasising d word hs been spat out.Sgl word shows her label
'i stink' - no longer takes care of herself
'cawing' - onomat: a bird's squawk,harsh cry
'yellowing' - dress is dirty & old.Sugeest worn it 4 ong time,decaying
'trembling' - personific8on dress – suggests dat hav is highly emosh unable 2 take dress off
'slewed mirror' - broken like havisham
'her' - refers 2 her reflection
S3 'who did dis...2 me?' - enjambment: questions wht hs happnd 2 her,who 2 blame
'sounds nt words' - incoherent with anger
'in its mouth in its ear' - repet.Of its shows sinsiter she hs become.Ref him 2 a thing rather than human
S4 'luv's...H8' - enjambment highl.Oxymo.
'white veil' - ttempt 2 hide hatred
'red balloon bursting' - hint of celebr8on,abruptly ended wen jilted. dreams “burst”.
'bang' - onomat.Hints @ violence
'stabbed @ a wedding cake' - connot.Of violence.Anger 2wards weddings.'a' hers?Distanced
'give me a male corpse 4 a long slow h1ymoon' - paradox: h1ymoon = enjoyable,confl.With desire 4 'male corpse'
'b-b-b-breaks' - mind as well as heart broke.Speach is fragmented - breaks down,she is distressed.