Identify AF/SD
"Whatever our souls are made of, his and mine are the same."
Metaphor
How does the word "horror" in "The intense horror of my nightmare" contribute to the novel's Gothic atmosphere?
It creates fear and psychological unease.
Identify the language feature:
"I am Heathcliff."
Metaphor
What does the moorland setting symbolise throughout the novel?
Freedom, passion and wildness.
Identify the language features in the quote:
"I have no pity! The more the worms writhe, the more I yearn to crush out their entrails!"
"He's more myself than I am."
Hyperbole
What Gothic convention is suggested when Catherine's ghost appears at the window?
Supernatural Imagery
What does "I am Heathcliff" suggest about Catherine's feelings?
Their identities are inseparable.
Identify the language feature:
"My love for Heathcliff resembles the eternal rocks beneath."
Simile
Identify TWO language features in the quote:
"I seek no revenge on you. That's not the plan. The tyrant grinds down his slaves and they don't turn against him; they crush those beneath them."
Heathcliff
"I cannot live without my life! I cannot live without my soul!"
Repetition
Analyse the effect of the setting in:
"Wuthering" being "descriptive of the atmospheric tumult."
The wild setting reflects emotional chaos and conflict.
Identify the language feature:
"Be with me always. Take any form. Drive me mad!"
Imperatives
(Commanding verbs : Be, Take, Drive)
What does the image of "eternal rocks" suggest about Catherine's love?
It is permanent and unchanging.
Identify and analyse TWO language features in the quote:
"I've no more business to marry Edgar Linton than I have to be in heaven."
"The intense horror of my nightmare came over me."
Lockwood
Imagery
What aesthetic quality is created through repeated descriptions of storms and harsh weather?
The sublime
How does the exclamatory language in this quote create intensity?
"Be with me always!"
It reveals Heathcliff's desperate grief and obsession.
Identify and analyse TWO language features in the quote:
"It's a cuckoo's, sir. I know all about it... the little birds are none of them worth a pecking while."
Brontë uses the cuckoo as a symbol for Heathcliff. Like a cuckoo that lays its eggs in another bird's nest, Heathcliff is viewed as an outsider who disrupts the Earnshaw family. The extended bird metaphor reflects how Hindley sees Heathcliff as an unwanted intruder competing for affection, status, and inheritance. The symbolism also foreshadows the conflict and resentment that drive much of the novel's action.
Identify and analyse TWO language features in the quote:
"The entire world is a dreadful collection of memoranda that she did exist, and that I have lost her!"
(Heathcliff)
✅ Analysis:
Heathcliff's grief is expressed through dramatic exaggeration. Brontë suggests that his inability to move beyond loss transforms love into obsession and ultimately revenge.
"Terror made me cruel."
Lockwood
Personification and paradox
How does Brontë use Gothic imagery to mirror Heathcliff's emotional state?
The violent landscapes reflect his anger, isolation, and obsession.
Analyse the effect of the repetition in:
"I cannot live without my life! I cannot live without my soul!"
It emphasises Heathcliff's emotional devastation and obsessive love.
Identify and analyse TWO language features in the quote:
"My love for Linton is like the foliage in the woods... My love for Heathcliff resembles the eternal rocks beneath."
Brontë uses similes to compare Catherine's two relationships to different elements of nature. The foliage symbolises beauty and superficial attraction because it changes with the seasons and eventually fades. In contrast, the eternal rocks symbolise permanence, strength, and endurance. Through this natural symbolism, Brontë suggests that Catherine's love for Heathcliff is deep, essential, and unchanging, while her love for Edgar is more temporary and influenced by social expectations.
Aesthetic Feature: Romanticism, as nature is used to reveal emotional and spiritual truths.
Identify and analyse TWO language features in the quote:
"I cannot continue in this condition. I have to remind myself to breathe, almost to remind my heart to beat!"
✅ Analysis:
The hyperbole reflects the overwhelming impact of Heathcliff's obsession and desire for vengeance. Brontë presents revenge as a destructive force that consumes the individual. The novel ultimately suggests that violence and hatred create a cycle of suffering that affects multiple generations until forgiveness breaks it.