How does William Wordsworth use language in The Affliction of Margaret?
The imagery used by William Wordsworth in ‘The Affliction of Margaret’ is quite depressing. He uses many images of darkness, which leads the reader to link this with themes of death and evil. It has a very negative effect; “Was ever darkness like to this?” This imagery analyses the Mother’s fears, she is worried about his whereabouts and what might have happened to him. This quote suggests that her fears are greater than darkness. This contrasts with the other poems ‘Follower’ and ‘Catrin’ as the imagery has a more positive effect. For example in Seamus Heaney’s ‘Follower’; “His shoulders globed like …
