| Front | Thomas Hardy - The Ruined Maid Explore: x3 -'You left us in tatters, without shoes or socks, Tired of digging potatoes, and spudding up docks;' |
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| Back | •Anapestic emphasis on 'left' shows country girl is assertive of that fact •'digging' and 'spudding' are active verbs in the present participle - makes the labour sound ongoing and relentless => the poor were slaves to working life under this capitalist, conservative regime •Plosives in the above |
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