Letters from Yorkshire

Question 1

What are Letters from Yorkshire’s themes and comparisons

Answer 1

Distance within romantic relationships

Farmers Bride
Winter Swans

Hasn’t come up yet

Question 2

His ____ Singing

Answer 2

His knuckles singing
Personification, “Singing” shows that letter wring is more than a means for staying in touch for the characters

Question 3

Pouring air and light ____

Answer 3

“Pouring air and light into an envelope”
Visual Imagery
Implies that she’s freed by the letters she receives

Question 4

“Feeding words onto a blank screen”

Answer 4

Feeding words onto a blank screen
Use of harsh Fricatives, displays the fact that the speaker feels distaste towards her job

Question 5

Letters from Yorkshire Structure

Answer 5

Blank Verse
Adds to the colloquial nature to the poem like a letter

First 4 stanzas are centered on the speaker and her friend’s separate lives then the last stanza describes them together