Aunt Julia Links with Other Poems Flashcards
What Links does AJ have with BS?
Both Poems have a theme of uncertainty.
This theme is introduced through an epiphany, in Basking shark the narrator meeting the shark.
In AJ uncertainty is introduced through Gaelic.
What links does AJ have with Assisi?
A theme of Nature exists, in AJ she is intertwined with her surroundings, in Assisi St. Francis talks to nature.
There is also a difference in vulnerability, AJ is strong and determined and completes difficult tasks, in Assisi the dwarf struggles to support his own weight.
What links does AJ have with Hotel Room 12th Floor?
The speaker is in a new unusual environment, in AJ it is rural Scotland and in HR12F the speaker is a foreigner in New York.
What links does AJ have with Visiting Hour?
The characters have different states of health, the patient is in a poor condition, and AJ is strong and determined.
There are two barriers, in AJ it is a communication barrier in VH it is a physical pain barrier.
What links does AJ have with Brooklyn Cop?
The theme of uncertainty is common to both poems. The police officer is uncertain of returning home and in AJ its the language.
