Blood Wedding

Stylistic techniques (imagery, figurative language, sensory detail)

"Blood Wedding" is an interesting play so far. The author, Lorca, uses a lot of interesting conflicts. For example, the conflict between the mother and the Felixes. Since the girl that her son is going to marry was in a previous relationship with a Felix, she is an internal conflict of whether or not to let her son marry the girl. Her son wants to be with her, but the mother doesn't want anything to do with the Felix's. It's also interesting to read the way the mother-in-law and the wife talk. They are talking in metaphors, making it hard to understand. The moter also keeps talking about knives and talks in a very descriptive language. The mother also uses a lot of sensory detail "desperation stings my eyes and the very tips of my hair" (Lorca 7). The bride-to-be is also an interesting case. Lorca has the neighbors and the bridegroom describe the girl as a quiet, nice girl. As soon as they leave, she talks in harsh tones and looks as if she is hiding something. The author uses sensory detail to show this; "(Seizing her by the wrists) Let go!" (Lorca 36). The bride gets really angry all of a sudden and acts as if she is hiding something. The author introduces some mystery in the play by putting this about the bride into the play.