Week 15 Discussion Forum 2: Hardy, “He Prefers Her Earthly”
“He Prefers Her Earthly” (photocopy)
How does this poem depart from the commonplace myth or folk belief that spirits or angels dwell in clouds?
What do the elipsis dots (“…”) signal?
How does Hardy mean by the verb “feature”? How does Hardy’s use of “feature” compare to other words that Hardy uses in other poems to refer to the act of seeing a vision or apparition of someone who has died?