Letters from Yorkshire Flashcards
1
Q
what is the summary of the poem?
A
she questions wheher her lfe has less meaning
2
Q
what is significant in the poem?
A
change is a prominent theme in the poem not only in their relationship as it becomes long distance but also in the social demographic and the increasing number of people working in tertiary and Quaternary inside office jobs
3
Q
two contrasts within the poem
A
inside/outside
active life / passive office life
pay + stresses
mentally strenuous / physically
4
Q
metaphor -“came indoors
A
came indoors to write to me , his knuckles singing
5
Q
pronouns “me” and “you” to highlight separation “ it’s y w s m w o t o w “
A
it’s you who sends me word of that other world
6
Q
personification “pouring a a l i a e .”
A
pouring air and light into an envelope .
