as imperceptibly as grief themes

Question 1

explain the feelings/attitudes of loss in the poem

Answer 1

there are VARIOUS types of loss in this poem: the loss of SUMMER, the grief experienced after a LOVED ONE’S DEATH and then the LOSS OF GRIEF when it comes to an end. both the loss of summer and the loss of grief take place GRADUALLY — the speaker BARELY NOTICES the changes happening

Question 2

explain the feelings/attitudes of comfort in the poem

Answer 2

the speaker seems to find her grief COMFORTING — perhaps because we commit to the person she has lost of reluctance let go suggesting that

Question 3

which two poems also link the imagery of the seasons to the passing of time

Answer 3

‘To Autumn’
‘Afternoons’

Question 4

which poem also includes the theme of loss, specifically losing a loved one through war

Answer 4

‘A Wife in London’