Floral Tribute - Conclusion

Question 1

Conclusion Chunk ONE

Answer 1

Armitage successfully tells the story of the Queen in a heartfelt elegy, one that defines the role of a monarch in the 21st century. The glamour and wealth overshadow the obstacles they face daily.

Question 1

Conclusion Chunk TWO

Answer 1

To be a monarch is to restrict your ability to feel and connect like a human. To be a monarch is to close your voice in and instead adopt the silence of reigning the nation

Question 2

Conclusion Chunk THREE

Answer 2

As well as this, deeper meanings can be discovered as the poem unravels. Armitage describes the beauty of life and the darkness of death and how these opposing forces join to form the existence of a mind,body and soul

Question 3

Conclusion Chunk FOUR

Answer 3

Through the use of symbolism and metaphors, he explains that a life is similar to a flower; it won’t be in bloom forever but, once it has wilted, what remains is the image of its past allure; something that fills the emptiness left by its death.