Letters From Yorkshire Flashcards
Why are tercets used?
To represent the 3 elements- him her and the letter/ three months per season
What does the rule of 3 enforce?
Messages and memories- consistent
Why are there an odd number of lines?
Imbalance, unresolved, disconnected
How does stanza 2 shift?
It moves from outdoors to indoors cold to warm
Why is there enjambment?
Stops and starts, urban life
Why is there free verse?
No rhythm or rhyme, lack of cohesion
Why is there no end rhyme?
Lack of unity
In February, digging in his garden…
Planting potatoes
He saw the first…
Lapwings return
It’s not…
Romance
My heartful of…
Headlines
Feeding words onto a…
Blank screen
Breaking…
Ice
Clearing a path through…
Snow
It’s you who sends me word of that…
Other world