Our view of love and partnership has evolved and twisted over the centuries, and we have become eager to rush into unwise relationships. Romance is meticulously sought after in our contemporary society and often regretted, but we find ourselves trapped with our not-so-significant others. In George Meredith's melancholy poem, the author explores the weening relationship between a man and his wife and the outcome of modern love through imagery, metaphor, personification, metonymy, and simile.
In order to express his view of "modern love", Meredith introduces a sobbing wife and her husband. The author portrays the common obstacles of relationships as the couple experience an obvious quarrel. The wife "wept with waking eyes" (1)
In order to express his view of "modern love", Meredith introduces a sobbing wife and her husband. The author portrays the common obstacles of relationships as the couple experience an obvious quarrel. The wife "wept with waking eyes" (1)