Brainscape's Knowledge GenomeTM

Browse over 1 million classes created by top students, professors, publishers, and experts.


See full index

english gcse > Anthology poetry Love and relationships > Flashcards

Anthology poetry Love and relationships Flashcards

1
Q

Who is the author of when we two parted?

A

Lord Byron

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
2
Q

What is the premise of When we two parted?

A

Byron grieving over the loss of a secret relationship

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
3
Q

Who do people speculate Byron was grieving over?

A

Lady Frances Wedderburn Webster, who he had an affair with

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
4
Q

What type of poet was Byron?

A

Romantic

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
5
Q

What was Byron frequently embroiled in?

A

public scandals

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
6
Q

Who was Byron’s ex wife?

A

Annabella Milbanke

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
7
Q

Where did he move to in 1816?

A

Lake Geneva

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
8
Q

Who did he spend time with in Lake Geneva?

A

Mary Shelley and a few of her relatives

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
9
Q

What archetype was created by Byron?

A

the Byronic hero

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
10
Q

What are the traits that a Byronic hero possesses?(5)

A

-rejecting authority
-sexually attractive
-self destructive
-an outsider
-secretive

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
11
Q

What is the main semantic field in When we Two parted?

A

a semantic field of death

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
12
Q

Language quote for semantic field of death in When we two parted and the techniques used

A

“pale grew thy cheek and cold, //Colder thy kiss”
-tactile imagery
-metaphor

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
13
Q

Language quote for auditory imagery in When we two parted?

A

“A knell to my ear”
-connotations to death

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
14
Q

Structure When we two parted: what type of narrative is this poem and what does this imply?

A

cyclical which implies the speakers sadness in ongoing

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
15
Q

Structure When we two parted: What type of verse is this poem written in?

A

accentual which means the number of stresses per line is consistent

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
16
Q

Structure When we two parted:
How many stresses are there per line and example?

A

two stresses = two people
e.g “when we two parted”

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
17
Q

Structure When we two parted: In what type of literature is accentual verse common and what does this say about the poem?

A

Old English literature, which means the relationship is more traditional

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
18
Q

Structure When we two parted: What is the rhyme scheme and 2 examples?

A

ABABCDCD
e.g “parted” and “hearted”
“tears” and “years”

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
19
Q

Structure When we two parted: Are the line lengths regular and what does this say?

A

irregular, which gives conversational tone
-expresses authenticity of the speakers sadness

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
20
Q

Tone When we two parted: What two techniques does Byron use?

A

Sibilance and alliteration

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
21
Q

Tone When we two parted: Example of sibilance and alliteration

A

“And share in its shame”

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
22
Q

Tone When we two parted: What do sibilance and alliteration help create?

A

a tone of despair, by making an uncomfortable sound to the reader = convey speaker’s discomfort

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
23
Q

Structure When we two parted: What technique perpetuates Byron’s tone of despair?

A

allusion to silence through strict rhythm and rhyming pattern

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
24
Q

What is the premise of Love’s Philosophy?

A

a speaker putting forward an argument to a lover to kiss him

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
25
Q

What schools did Percy Shelley attend?

A

Eton and Oxford

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
26
Q

Why was he expelled from Oxford?

A

he contributed to a pamphlet on atheism

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
27
Q

What type of poet was Shelley?

A

romantic

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
28
Q

Language Love’s Philosophy: What sort of imagery is prevalent?

A

natural imagery

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
29
Q

Language Love’s Philosophy: Why does Shelley blur the lines between nature and humanity?

A

to imply that their relationship is inevitable asit is a law of nature

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
30
Q

Language Love’s Philosophy: Quote natural imagery wind and techniques

A

“The winds of Heaven mix for ever // With a sweet emotion”
-personification + metaphor

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
31
Q

Language Love’s Philosophy: Quote natural imagery mountains and techniques

A

“mountains kissed the high heavens”
-sibilance
-personification

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
32
Q

Language Love’s Philosophy: What semantic field is prevalent?

A

the semantic field of Philosophy

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
33
Q

Language Love’s Philosophy: What technique perpetuates the philosophical content of the poem?

A

religious allusion

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
34
Q

Language Love’s Philosophy: Example of religious allusion?(2)

A

” wind of Heaven”
“law divine”

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
35
Q

Language Love’s Philosophy: What do the references of religion allude to?

A

the questioning of the nature of religion at the time caused by the theories of Darwin

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
36
Q

Structure of Love’s Philosophy:
How is this poem structured as?

A

a philosophical argument that end with a rhetorical question

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
37
Q

Structure Love’s Philosophy: What meter is used?

A

trochaic metre

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
38
Q

Structure Love’s Philosophy: Describe trochaic metre?

A

four beats in the first three lines and three beats in the fourth

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
39
Q

Structure Love’s Philosophy:
What is the rhyming pattern?

A

ABABCDCD

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
40
Q

Structure Love’s Philosophy: What does the consistency of the rhyming pattern suggest?

A

the intensity of his unchanging desire for the subject

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
41
Q

Structure Love’s Philosophy: Example of rhyming couplets?

A

“ocean” and “emotion”

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
42
Q

Tone Love’s Philosophy: What techniques are used in tone?

A

-monosyllables
-sibilance
-assonance

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
43
Q

Tone Love’s Philosophy: Example of monosyllables and effect

A

“kiss” and “why not I thine?” which reinforces the speakers argument through emphasise

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
44
Q

Tone Love’s Philosophy: Example of assonance and effect

A

“mountains kiss high heavens”
smooth-suggest how natural relationship would be

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
45
Q

Tone Love’s Philosophy: Example of sibilance and effect

A

“the waves clasp one another”
smooth-suggest how natural relationship would be

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
46
Q

What era did Robert Browning live in?

A

the Victorian era

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
47
Q

Why did Browning have to be extremely transgressive?

A

scandals were constantly being published at the time so he needed to shock a numbed reader

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
48
Q

What is Porphyria?

A

a disease which causes hallucinations, implying the narrator is unreliable

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
49
Q

Language Porphyria’s lover: What semantic field does Browning use?

A

a semantic field of objects

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
50
Q

Language Porphyria’s lover: How does the objectification of Porphyria change throughout the poem?

A

it shifts from implicit to explicit

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
51
Q

Language Porphyria’s lover: What type of imagery does Browning use to describe Porphyria after her death?

A

colour imagery

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
52
Q

Language Porphyria’s lover: Example of hubristic reference:

A

“Porphyria worshipped me”
highlighted by plosive sounds and sibilance

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
53
Q

Language Porphyria’s lover: What does the hubristic references hint at?

A

a lack of religious morality

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
54
Q

Language Porphyria’s lover: Example of repetition:

A

“mine, mine”
-possessive pronoun
–speakers possessive nature

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
55
Q
A
How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
56
Q

Breif summary of Winter Swans:

A

A couple walking together, in a brief patch of good weather after two days of rain and come across some swans

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
57
Q

Where is Sheers from?

A

Wales

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
58
Q

What collection is Winter Swans from?

A

“Skirrid Hill” (2005)

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
59
Q

Language Winter Swans: What semantic field does Owen Sheers employ?

A

The semantic field of pairings

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
60
Q

Language in Winter Swans: Two examples of the semantic field of pairing:

A

-“two days”
-“pair of wings”
represents couple and their intimacy and desire to be together

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
61
Q

Language in Winter Swans: What sort of imagery does Sheer employ?

A

natural imagery

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
62
Q

Language in Winter Swans: Examples of nature being personified:

A

-“Waterlogged earth // gulping for breath”

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
63
Q

What are Owen Sheers’ jobs?

A

poet, author, playwright and TV presenter

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
64
Q

What does the Welsh word Skirrid mean?

A

divorce and separation

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
65
Q

Language in Winter Swans: Example of pathetic fallacy:

A

“the clouds had given their all”

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
66
Q

Language in Winter Swans: Interpretation of natural imagery

A

Sheers introduces exterior motives and forces which could be affecting the couple’s relationship
semi-autobiographical which removes blame + depicts victim mindset

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
67
Q

Language in Winter Swans: What do the swans symbolise?

A

they are a symbol of enduring timeless love

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
68
Q

Language in Winter Swans: What do swans often symbolise in literature?

A

light and purity

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
69
Q

Language in Winter Swans: What does the swan symbolise in alchemy and what does this suggest?

A

the melding of opposites
-suggests that the two individuals have very opposing personalities

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
70
Q

Language in Winter Swans: Example of juxtaposition

A

“dark water” and “white feather”

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
71
Q

Language in Winter Swans: What does the juxtaposition comment on?

A

-how simplified conflict can be by comparison to the complexities of human relationships+love
- the ups and downs in a relationship

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
72
Q

Language in Winter Swans: Example of simile for the swans and meaning:

A

“like boats righting in rough waters”
boats=symbols of stability continues the theme of reuniting and reassurance

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
73
Q

Tone Winter Swans: How does the tone change throughout the poem?

A

Becomes softer as the tension alleviates, through the use of sibilance

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
74
Q

Tone Winter Swans: Examples of sibilance in final stanza:

A

“slow-stepping”
“shingle”
“sand”

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
75
Q

Tone Winter Swans: What is the syllable line count like and how can this be interpreted?

A

inconsistent, so is a commentary on the unpredictable nature of relationships

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
76
Q

Structure Winter Swans: What is inconsistent about the structure of Winter Swans and what does it represent?

A

no consistent rhyming scheme or syllable count
-the unpredictable and flexible nature of relationships

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
77
Q

Structure Winter Swans: How does Sheers convey the theme of symmetry and pairings through structure?

A

the poem is structured in 4 scentences over 20 lines

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
78
Q

Structure Winter Swans: What does the enjambment convey?

A

the fluidity of the conversation

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
79
Q

Structure Winter Swans: How are the stanzas structured?

A

structured in tercets except from the final pair of lines

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
80
Q

Structure Winter Swans: What do the structure of the stanzas represent?

A

a textual mirror of obstruction between the two individuals

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
81
Q

Structure Winter Swans: What does the final couplet represent?

A

resolution

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
82
Q

Structure Winter Swans: Does the final couplet rhyme and what could this represent?

A

no rhyme could represent unresolved tension

83
Q

Structure Winter Swans: What does Sheer’s use of caesura represent?

A

reflects the break in the relationship and conversation, could symbolise cracks in the relationship

84
Q

Tone in Winter Swans: How does Sheers convey a tone of contemplation?

A

pauses through caesura

85
Q

Brief summary of Sonnet 29

A

a poem about the speaker’s borderline obsessive thoughts about their lover

86
Q

What is the name of the collection that Sonnet 29 was published in?

A

“Sonnets from the Portuguese”

87
Q

How many poems where in the collection “Sonnets from the Portuguese”?

A

44

88
Q

What does the name of the collection “Sonnets from the Portuguese” suggest?

A

That they were poems translated about other people and were not written for a public audience but were personal

89
Q

Who was Barrett Browning cut off from when she married Robert?

A

her family as she was six years his senior

90
Q

What was Barrett Browning known for?

A

For being socially conscious and vocal about the issues of child labour and slavery

91
Q

Language Sonnet 29: What is the extended metaphor in this poem?

A

Robert is a tree and Barrett is a vine

92
Q

Language Sonnet 29: What does the extended metaphor suggest?

A

a symbiotic relationship between two organisms or a parasitic organism where the vine overpowers the tree

93
Q

Language Sonnet 29: Flower imagery context

A

used to symbolise female sexuality, as they were representative of the beautified female appearance

94
Q

Language Sonnet 29: Example of flower imagery

A

“wild vines”

95
Q

Language Sonnet 29: Modern literature context

A

symbolises female empowerment through sexuality

96
Q

Language Sonnet 29: Example of active verbs and meaning

A

“twine” and “bud” have wild connotations which alludes to the untameable nature of their love

97
Q

Language Sonnet 29: Example of Auditory imagery

A

“rustled thy boughs and set thy trunk all bare”
-impression of physical closeness
-sexual connotations
-Barrett Browning’s excitement for the relationship to develop sexually

98
Q

Language Sonnet 29: Palm tree biblical imagery

A

symbolise success and triumph, as when Jesus entered Jerusalem he was fretted with palm tree branches

99
Q

Language Sonnet 29: Examples of Tree extended metaphor

A

“palm-tree” and “strong tree”

100
Q

Tone Sonnet 29: Example of alliterative sibilance

A

“thoughts instead of thee”

101
Q

Language Sonnet 29: What is the effect of the metaphor “palm tree”

A

exciting and biblical connotations representative of the novelty or timeless nature of their relationship

102
Q

Structure Sonnet 29: What type of sonnet was this poem?

A

a Petrarchan sonnet

103
Q

Structure Sonnet 29: What is the structure of a Petrarchan sonnet?

A

two quatrains and two sestet
each line employs five stressed and unstressed syllables
in iambic pentameter

104
Q

Structure Sonnet 29: What meter is a Petrarchan sonnet in?

A

iambic pentameter

105
Q

Structure Sonnet 29: What does the traditional structure of this poem represent?

A

represents the traditional nature of their love

106
Q

Structure of Sonnet 29: Example of break in iambic pentameter

A

“put out broad leaves, and soon there is nought to see”

107
Q

Structure Sonnet 29: What does the break in iambic pentameter symbolise?

A

the slight unconventionality of their love as well as love is so intense that she does not care about the right guidelines to express it

108
Q

Structure Sonnet 29: Where is the volta found in traditional poems?

A

line 8

109
Q

Structure Sonnet 29: What is the volta?

A

the change in tone and mood

110
Q

Structure Sonnet 29: Where is the volta found in this poem?

A

in line 5

111
Q

Structure Sonnet 29: What does the unconventional placement of the volta represent?

A

the non traditional and non conformist nature of their relationship

112
Q

Structure Sonnet 29: What type of rhyme scheme is this rhyme scheme like?

A

Italian

113
Q

Structure Sonnet 29: What does the rhyme scheme suggest?

A

Since it is Italian it represents the slight unconventionality of her affections and the Petrarchan idea of prospective love from a distance

114
Q

What did Waterhouse struggle greatly with?

A

mental illness

115
Q

At what age did Waterhouse take his life?

A

42

116
Q

Brief summary of Climbing my grandfather

A

someone recounting childhood memories of playing with their grandfather and learning more about him

117
Q

Language Climbing My Grandfather: What extended metaphor is used in the poem?

A

an extended metaphor of climbing

118
Q

Language Climbing My Grandfather: What semantic field does Waterhouse employ?

A

a semantic field of mountaineering

119
Q

Language Climbing My Grandfather: Examples of the semantic field of mountaineering?

A

“easy scramble”
“without a rope or net”

120
Q

Language Climbing My Grandfather: What does the extended metaphor of mountaineering suggest?

A

That the speaker views his grandfather as a monumental piece of nature, and the process of climbing is the process of getting to know his grandfather

121
Q

Language Climbing My Grandfather: What could be representative of the speaker moving from his feet to his head?

A

representative of growing up and developing as a person

122
Q

Language Climbing My Grandfather: Example of symbolism of shoulders

A

“at his still firm shoulders I rest for a while”

123
Q

Language Climbing My Grandfather: What is the symbolism of shoulders?

A

Typically used in literature as symbols of bearing weight so by describing them as “firm” suggests the grandfather is resilient

124
Q

Language Climbing My Grandfather: Example of natural imagery

A

“watching the cloud and birds circle”

125
Q

Language Climbing My Grandfather: What does the use of natural imagery suggest?

A

That the relationship is in harmony with nature and caring

126
Q

Language Climbing My Grandfather: Two Examples of oxymoronic language

A

“warm ice”
“easy scramble”

127
Q

Language Climbing My Grandfather: What does the oxymoronic language suggest?

A

the complex nature of memory and nature (grandfather and grandson bond )

128
Q

Tone Climbing my Grandfather: From what perspective is this poem written in?

A

first person

129
Q

Tone Climbing my Grandfather: How does Waterhouse make the tone intimate and caring?

A

-enjambment is used to reflect the natural pace of conversation
-void of syllable lengths

130
Q

Structure Climbing My Grandfather: What is the structure of the stanzas?

A

one single, unbroken stanza

131
Q

Structure Climbing My Grandfather: What does the single stanza reflect?

A

-child like nature of the speaker
-continues the theme of mountaineering and climbing into structure

132
Q

Structure Climbing My Grandfather: What is the poem void of and what effect does this have?

A

specific syllable lengths or rhyming schemes which helps it mirror a natural conversation

133
Q

Structure Climbing My Grandfather: Example of use of enjambement

A

“I change // direction”

134
Q

Structure Climbing My Grandfather: What can enjambment portray?

A

A change in direction whilst climbing, and metaphorically in a relationship

135
Q

Who died when Day-Lewis was younger?

A

his mother

136
Q

What was Day-Lewis’ career like?

A

Successful as he was poet laureate until he died in 1972

137
Q

Who is Walking Away thought to be about?

A

his first son Sean who went to boarding school, in Somerset, from the age of 7

138
Q

What was the poem originally titeled?

A

“for Sean”

139
Q

Brief summary of Walking Away

A

a father reflecting on how his son’s childhood now that he has left home

140
Q

Language Walking Away: How does Day-Lewis make the language lyrical?

A

uses a range of adverbs and adjectives to create vivid imagery

141
Q

Language Walking Away: Example of lyrical language

A

“worse partings”

142
Q

Language Walking Away: Example of natural simile

A

“like a winged seed loosened from its parent stem”

143
Q

Language Walking Away: What effect does naturalistic language have?

A

suggests that the change in the dynamic of the relationship is natural and to be expected

144
Q

Language Walking Away: What effect does Day-Lewis use of pathetic fallacy have?

A

compares the changes in the season to the changes experienced in his relationship with is son

145
Q

Language Walking Away: Example of seasonal change

A

“a sunny day with leaves just turning”

146
Q

Tone Walking Away: How does the address shift and what does this represent?

A

The address shifts from direct to more contemplative signifying the divide

147
Q

Brief summary of Neutral tones

A

the speaker is recounting meeting a former lover at the side of a pond

148
Q

What was Hardy know for?

A

being insecure, depressed and sensitive

149
Q

Language Neutral Tones: What does the lack of metaphorical language suggest?

A

that Hardy intends to depict the harsh reality of the loss of the relationship

150
Q

Language Neutral Tones: Example of metaphor

A

“Alive enough to have strength to die”
-an antithesis: the couple contrasted each other in a destructive way
-hyperbolic
-exaggerates animosity between the characters

151
Q

Language Neutral Tones: Example of juxtaposition

A

Hardy describes his lovers smile as “the deadest thing”
-juxtaposition between life and death shows the pain caused by love

152
Q

Language Neutral Tones: Example of Pathetic fallacy

A

“winter day”
-lack of light and colour in the environment and the relationship

153
Q

Language Neutral Tones: Example of Pathetic fallacy soil

A

“starving sod”
-metaphor
-the sibilant alliteration personifies the soil as miserable

154
Q

Language Neutral Tones: Example of reference to religion

A

“chidden by God”
implies that God has chided the sun and introduces the idea of punishment

155
Q

Tone in Neutral Tones: Example of sibilance

A

“God-curst sun”
“starving sod”
conveys despair

156
Q

Tone in Neutral Tones: Example of repetition of the approximant w

A

“wrings with wrongs”
shows the difficulty the speaker is having expressing themselves

157
Q

Tone in Neutral Tones: Example of alliterative consonants

A

“lost” and “love”
lack of love emphasised

158
Q

Structure Neutral tones: How does Hardy create a cyclical structure?

A

the poem starts and ends “by a pond”

159
Q

Structure Neutral tones: What does the cyclical structure of the poem represent?

A

-the stagnant nature of the relationship
-juxtaposes that the relationship has just ended
-mirrors the pain he continues to feel

160
Q

Structure Neutral tones: What is the rhyme scheme?

A

ABBA

161
Q

Structure Neutral tones: What does the rhyme scheme imply?

A

the speaker takes solace in regularity to deal with the pain

162
Q

Structure Neutral tones: What meter are the quatrains in?

A

tetrameter

163
Q

Structure Neutral tones: What effect does the meter have on the pace?

A

gives a faster pace than iambic tetrameter which contrasts the stgnant atmosphere

164
Q

Structure Neutral tones: How does Hardy change the pace throughout the poem?

A

the pace is increased by Hardy’s use of enjambment and then slowed down by his use of caesura creating a claustrophobic, limiting atmosphere

165
Q

Brief summary of Follower

A

recalls Heaney’s childhood memories of growing up on a farm, as he reflects on his heritage and idenitiy

166
Q

Where was Heaney born?

A

In Northern Ireland

167
Q

Where does Heaney herald from?

A

a rigid farming community that values physical labour

168
Q

Heaney is the eldest of…

A

nine children

169
Q

What did being the eldest cause?

A

a lot of pressure to conform to the expectations of his environment

170
Q

What collection does Follower come from?

A

“Death of a Naturalist”

171
Q

Language Follower: Example of a simile

A

“his shoulders globed like a full sail strung”
-nautical references continues the theme of precise and highly skilled work

172
Q

Language Follower: How does Heaney similes change throughout the poem?

A

they become more grounded in reality

173
Q

Language Follower: What semantic field does Heaney employ?

A

a semantic field of farming

174
Q

Language Follower: Examples of the semantic field of farming?

A

“headrig” and “furrow”

175
Q

Language Follower: What effect do the technical farming terms have on the reader?

A

isolates readers who are unfamiliar with these pieces of terminology, to put a similar disconnect that Heaney is experiencing with his father

176
Q

Tone follower: Example of plosive sounds

A

“stumbled” and “hob” replicate the jittering movements of Heaney’s younger self

177
Q

Tone Follower: Example of sibilance

A

“shoulders” “sail”
suggests the father works smoothly and deliberately

178
Q

Tone Follower: What does the juxtaposition of the plosive sounds and sibilance suggest?

A

The difference between the fathers dexterity and Heaney’s inadept movements

179
Q

Structure Follower: What type of narrative does this poem have?

A

a cyclical narrative

180
Q

Structure Follower: What does the cyclical narrative demonstrate?

A

a strong paternal bond

181
Q

Structure Follower: How many syllables do all the lines have?

A

8

182
Q

Structure Follower: What meter are most of the lines in?

A

iambic tetrameter

183
Q

Structure Follower: What does the regular rhythm suggest?

A

the stable nature between the speaker and his father

184
Q

Structure Follower: What does the irregular meter represent?

A

the incomplete aspect to the paternal relationship

185
Q

Structure Follower: What is the rhyme scheme?

A

ABAB

186
Q

Structure Follower: What does each stanza contain?

A

one perfect rhyme and one half rhyme

187
Q

Structure Follower: What does the use of both perfect and half rhymes represent?

A

the effect of this is to mirror the feeling that Heaney has that he will never live up to his father’s aptitude at farm work
father = perfect rhyme
son = half rhyme

188
Q

Where was Maura Dooley born?

A

Cornwall

189
Q

What are the many places that Maura Dooley has lived in?

A

London, Bristol, and Yorkshire

190
Q

Brief summary of Letter from Yorkshire

A

The poem describes two people, one who works in the news and the other who works in agriculture

191
Q

Language Letters From Yorkshire: Example of juxtaposition

A

“reddened in warmth” and “in the cold”
juxtaposition between warm and cold representative of the characters bring warmth into each others lives

192
Q

Language Letters From Yorkshire: Example of a metaphor

A

“Pouring air and light into an envelope”

193
Q

Language Letters from Yorkshire: Example of antithesis

A

“same news in different houses”

194
Q

Language Letters from Yorkshire: Example of pathetic fallacy

A

“our souls tap out messages across the icy miles”

195
Q

Tone Letters from Yorkshire: Example of harsh fricative sounds

A

“feeding words onto a blank screen”
-conveys how the speaker feels distaste towards her job

196
Q

Tone Letters From Yorkshire: Example of alliteration

A

“heartful headlines”
-emphasises the happiness she gains from her job

197
Q

Tone Letters From Yorkshire: Example of monosyllabic words

A

“You out there, in the cold”

198
Q

Tone Letters from Yorkshire: Example of Polysyllabic, alliterative phrase

A

“seeing the seasons”

199
Q

Tone Letters from Yorkshire: What does the juxtaposition between the monosyllabic and polysyllabic words suggest:

A

furthers the disconnect between the speaker and the person they are writing to

200
Q

Structure Letters From Yorkshire: How many lines are there per stanza?

A

three (tercets)

201
Q

Structure Letters From Yorkshire: What do the tercets suggest?

A

the brief nature of their communication

202
Q

Structure Letters From Yorkshire: What is the effect of the enjambment?

A

-emphasises the poem as a piece of communicating speech
–ties the poem together by making up for the lack of rhyme scheme

203
Q

Structure Letters From Yorkshire: How many stanzas are there?

A

5 stanzas, 4 on separate lives and the last they are described together

english gcse (6 decks)

Brainscape helps you reach your goals faster, through stronger study habits.
© 2025 Bold Learning Solutions. Terms and Conditions