As Imperceptibly As Grief

Question 1

The summer lapsed away / imperceptible at last/ quietness distilled / sequestered afternoon

Answer 1

Link between summer and grief, comparison holds throughout poem, shows views about grief
Echoes first line
A sense of stillness and closed off from the world - comforting rather than isolating

Question 2

Morning foreign shone / harrowing grace

Answer 2

Symbolises end of grief , foreign suggests strange feeling now it’s gone
Unsettling although expected to be pleasant

Question 3

Guest that would be gone / Wing/ keel

Answer 3

Everyrhing has to come to an end even if you don’t want it to
Suggests a smooth departure/transition

Question 4

Summer made her light escape into the beautiful

Answer 4

Grief has faded, personification shows summer is an extended metaphor, ultimately positive ending