14. The Jewellery Maker

Question 1

who wrote the poem and what do we know about them?

Answer 1

Louisa Adjoa Parker- Ghanaian and English heritage

Question 2

what is the poem about

Answer 2

it starts by describing a jewellery maker as he walks into his workshop and it describes him as he prepares his tools for the day. The jewellery make compares his wife with the richer women who wear his creations

Question 3

What are the key feelings in the poem

Answer 3

1. pride- the jewellery maker takes pride in his work.
2. belonging- he is working in the same workshop as his predecessors.
3. sadness- the jewellery maker resets he cannot keep the jewellery for his wife to wear

Question 4

what are the key themes

Answer 4

identity (work), identity family heritage, belonging

Question 5

quote that shows the jewellery maker linking him to previous generations- it’s part of his identity

Answer 5

like his father before him, and his father too

Question 6

Quote that shows how neatly and precisely he works- that he has a level of pride similar to these things

Answer 6

neat as soldiers

Question 7

quote that underlines the tension between what the jewellery maker wishes for for and his reality

Answer 7

drape his wife in fine-spun gold