Death and the Moon Flashcards
What is the main conceit of the poem?
An elegy written for Duffy’s ex-partner Adrian Henri which uses physical distance to convey the heart-wrenching nature of grief.
What are the main language methods in Death and the Moon?
- conceit of the moon
- semantics of distance
- stagnant imagery shifting into movement
- oxymorons
What are the main structural methods in Death and the Moon?
- enjambment highlighting distance
- cyclical nature of darkness
What quotes support the method of: * conceit of the moon?
‘The moon is nearer than where death took you’
What quotes support the method of: * semantics of distance?
‘if I stood on the tip of my toes and stretched, I could touch the edge of the moon’
What quotes support the method of: * stagnant imagery shifting into movement?
‘cold as cash in the sky’s dark pocket’
‘I stooped at the lip of your open grave to gather a fistful of earth, hard rain, tough confetti and tossed it down’
What quotes support the method of:* oxymorons?
‘hard rain’ ‘tough confetti’
