mower agaist gardens

Question 1

What is the poem saying?

Answer 1

We shouldn’t tame nature because it’s going against Gods plan

Question 2

‘The Mower Against Gardens’

Answer 2

Juxtaposition

Question 3

Metaphysical poets

Answer 3

inventive use of conceits. They would write poems about speculation of love and religion. 17th Century

Question 4

‘luxurious’

Answer 4

meant a man with too much

Question 5

Rhythmic structure

Answer 5

Iambic pentameter followed by iambic tetrameter

Question 6

‘seduce’

Answer 6

nature is pure virgin raped by man

Question 7

‘pink’ and ‘doubled’

Answer 7

genetically engineered

Question 8

Flowers themselves were taught to paint.

Answer 8

conceit, apostrophe.

Question 9

the lines ‘to man, that sovereign….’

Answer 9

pure blood/ people (Nazis)

Question 10

the word ‘Seaglio’

‘enuchs’

Answer 10

Hore house … Rape.

man with no testicles

Question 11

the bit about sex

Answer 11

its wrong …can’t procreate without sex- can’t do it to Gardens

Question 12

last line

Answer 12

Goes against God

Question 13

People needed to conform

Answer 13

this was reflected in the gardens