Mouse's Nest

Question 1

Form?

Answer 1

• 3rd person= detaches reader from situation, giving more perspective
• sonnet= paradox between form + content

Question 2

Language?

Answer 2

• “found”= stumbled upon as did not notice

* “cesspools glittered”= oxymoronic, symbolising oxymoron between speakers reaction + mouse’s to nest

Question 3

Imagery?

Answer 3

• “grotesque to me”= abrupt disgust to speaker but not to mouse
• “mouse’s nest”= must endure making it

Question 4

Rhyme?

Answer 4

AABB= togetherness of mouse + nest

Question 5

Tone?

Answer 5

•microcosm for ungratefulness of people towards home

Question 6

Structure?

Answer 6

• first 2 lines mirror 11+12= cyclical structure of a nest

* 1 stanza= quick encounter

Question 7

Links?

Answer 7

CONTRAST=
1. IWAVT= home is home nomatter who you are

LINK=
1. JM= horrible but home

Question 8

Meaning?

Answer 8

Man stumbles across mouse nest