Odour of Chrysanthemums

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All Themes Isolation of Individual Lives Mother/Children Relationships Wife/Husband Relationships Life vs. Death

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Odour of Chrysanthemums

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D. H. Lawrence

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All Themes
Isolation of Individual Lives
Mother/Children Relationships
Wife/Husband Relationships
Life vs. Death

All Characters
Elizabeth
Walter
Walter's mother
John

All Symbols
Light and Dark
Chrysanthemums

All Literary Devices
Dialect
Foil
Foreshadowing
Genre
Imagery
Irony
Mood
Personification
Setting
Similes
Situational Irony
Style
Tone

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