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Question 1

summary

Answer 1

focuses on the effects of having an affair
references the intimacy of having an affair behind closed doors but ultimately it has to come to an end

Question 2

time

Answer 2

follows a linear structure in which two people meet, are intimate and then go to sleep together

Question 3

place

Answer 3

a hotel room, where they meet away from their own homes

Question 4

relationships

Answer 4

an affair between two people
leaves speaker upset and divided by their betrayal

Question 5

characteristics of poetic voice

Answer 5

vulnerable
uncertain
guilty for their actions
upset about the affair coming to an end

Question 6

“Lock the door.” “Put out the light.” “Undress.” “Dress again.”
pattern of imperative sentences

Answer 6

affair was very artificial and formal
something that was originally for fun but turned into love
PV is demanding but vulnerable

Question 7

“A suitcase crammed with secrets bursts in the wardrobe at the foot of the bed.” “It makes a hired room tremble with the pity of bells.”
pattern of metaphors

Answer 7

speaker recognises their wrongdoing and begins to feel guilt for their actions
having an affair is an escape from normal life, no secrets in a hotel room yet it goes against marriage
PV feels guilty

Question 8

comparison to other poems

Answer 8

Mean Time - both relate to some sort of relationship coming to an end