Aunt Julia Flashcards
Aunt Julia worried about fashion. True or False
False, aunt Julia didn’t care for fashion, but she cared about practicality in order to get things done quickly.
What was the main problem that the poet and Aunt Julia faced?
The poet could not understand Aunt Julia.
What language did Aunt Julia speak?
Gaelic
Was Aunt Julia rich? Did she grow up in a modernised city?
No, Aunt Julia grew up in the countryside and had to do things for herself.
“I could not answer her, I could not answer her.” What technique is used here? Why is it affective?
This is repetition and it shows that he is regretful or frustrated because he can’t communicate with her.
“A keeper of threepennybits in a teapot” this shows that Aunt Julia was…
Frugal
Which word in the last stanza, shows that Aunt Julia was not ready to die?
“Silenced in the absolute darkness.”
Aunt Julia’s voice was compared to a….
Seagull
Why is he “getting angry, getting angry”?
He is frustrated, he is frustrated because now that he can understand and speak Gaelic, Aunt Julia was gone.
Which tone does the poem end on?
Regretful
