context of the poem (AO3!!)

Question 1

context of…you

Answer 1

sonnet-love poem.
start of collection-start of a story/relationship

Question 2

context of…hour

Answer 2

sonnet-perfection
fairytales

Question 3

context of…rapture

Answer 3

NAMED POEM
define rapture
only Shakespearean sonnet rhyme- relationship coming out of sync, foreshadowing

Question 4

context of…elegy

Answer 4

reflection after passing
immediately after rapture

Question 5

context of…betrothal

Answer 5

marriage(religion/traditions)

Question 6

context of…love

Answer 6

sonnet form but irregular
after betrothal

Question 7

context of…new year

Answer 7

beliefs of new year
poem after ‘love’

Question 8

context of…wintering

Answer 8

connotations of winter- coldness of relationship

Question 9

context of…answer

Answer 9

whole poem is a monologue
what is duffy asking?

Question 10

context of…write

Answer 10

inconsistent rhythm and rhyme to show relationship is out of sync

Question 11

context of…grief

Answer 11

miss harisham who waited for lover who left on wedding day, mourning the life they should’ve had