Mabel Rhetorical Analysis
Commentary:
Mabel Osborne craved attention and love but received neither because she was shy. Mabel was compared to geranium flowers thirsting for water and now that a geranium flower was plated over her, she feels as if she will be forgotten and lonely forever.
Position in society:
Mabel’s place in society was a lonely lady.
Textual evidence: “And I, who had happiness to share
And longed to share your happiness”9-10
Tone: lonely
Figurative language:
Simile- “You knew and saw me perish before you, like this geranium which someone planted over me, and left to die”16-18- The purpose of this simile is to get the reader to understand the comparison between Mabel and the geranium throughout the story.
Personification- “Voiceless from chasteness
Mabel Osborne craved attention and love but received neither because she was shy. Mabel was compared to geranium flowers thirsting for water and now that a geranium flower was plated over her, she feels as if she will be forgotten and lonely forever.
Position in society:
Mabel’s place in society was a lonely lady.
Textual evidence: “And I, who had happiness to share
And longed to share your happiness”9-10
Tone: lonely
Figurative language:
Simile- “You knew and saw me perish before you, like this geranium which someone planted over me, and left to die”16-18- The purpose of this simile is to get the reader to understand the comparison between Mabel and the geranium throughout the story.
Personification- “Voiceless from chasteness