Neutral Tones Flashcards
1
Q
Give a summary of Neutral tones.
“The poem explores the sadness…”
A
The poem explores the sadness felt at the end of a relationship.
2
Q
“an ominous bird a-wing”
A
Neutral tones
Simile = their relationship was doomed from the beginning, beyond repair.
3
Q
“as eyes that rove”
A
Neutral tones
Simile = looking elsewhere.
-not paying much attention to him = she doesn’t care for him anymore/bored/uninterested
4
Q
“The smile on your mouth was the deadest thing”
A
Neutral tones
Paradox + death imagery = their relationship is dead/ fake. Absent of love and warmth.
5
Q
“a pond edged with greyish leaves”
A
Neutral tones
Cyclical structure = trapped in a cycle of hopelessness, the speaker has not moved on.
‘greyish’ = colour imagery symbolic of faded feelings
