| Front | Thomas Hardy - The Ruined Maid Explore: x3 'O 'Melia, my dear, this does everything crown! Who could have supposed I should meet you in Town? |
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| Back | •Intro with direct address, parenthetic commas of commas ', my dear,' + possessive pronoun introduces the women as having an intimate relationship •Forced propriety from first speaker (dominates dramatic monologue within the poem) who uses rhyming couplets •Atypical as the poem only features women |
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