Letters From Yorkshire Flashcards
What kind of form is the poem and what does this do to it
Written in free verse which make the poem flow like natural speech or maybe a letter
What’s the effect of 3line stanzas
It makes the poem look disjointed and maybe reflects their relationship and how they’re disconnected
What’s the effect of enjambent
Allows lines to flow into each other and makes it seem like the narrator is talking directly to the writer
What are the structure of the stanzas portrayed as
First 3»_space; show her and the mans different lives
Final 2»_space; become clear the 2 have deep connections
What’s the effect of the rhetorical question in the middle of the poem
Shows how the issue is the centre of what the poems about
Give some comparisons to other poems
Follower»_space; life connected to nature and narrator longs to be like him
Sonnet 29»_space; distance/longing/natural imagery
Loves philosophy»_space; longing
What type of language is mainly used
Communication and figurative
How does the narrator compare their two lives
Use quotes
She has a boring life ‘blank screen’ this makes the pole sound lifeless and empty
He has an ordinary fun life ‘singing knuckles’
She sees her life as inferior to his
What’s the effect of figurative language
Makes their connection seem spiritual ‘our souls’
Give a quote which shows their relationship growing closer
‘Across icy miles’
Term ‘icy’ suggests she dislikes being far away
What themes are in the poem
Distance
Longing
Nature
How is distance described in the poem
‘Icy miles’ she feels negative about this distance
‘Souls tap out messages’ however communication allows them to overcome the distance
How may the poem be written through a personal experience
Say authors name
Muara Dooley worked in Yorkshire and lived in London
