Catrin Flashcards
1
Q
Background/context?
A
Poem is written about Clarke’s feelings towards birth of her own daughter, catrin.
2
Q
What is the conflict like throughout?
A
Hightlights turmoil and inner conflict a mother goes through before, during and after birth.
3
Q
What oxymoron’s does clarke use?
A
‘wild’
‘tender circles’.
4
Q
‘tight red rope of love’
A
Vivid metaphor relating to birth.
Referring to the umbilical cord.
5
Q
Structure.
A
Stanza one in past.
Stanza two is present.
