Poem Anthology

Question 1

theme - spontanious moments in travel

Answer 1

poem - the instant of my death
author - sarah jackson

Question 2

“he was so small
that i almost missed him, until he turned, gap-toothed, and shot me”

Answer 2

poem - the instant of my death
analysis
- enjambment
- she is awakend
- she is paying attentionmn to small detail (zooming in)

Question 3

“And a peice of me stopped then”

Answer 3

poem - the instant of my death
anaylisis
-symbolic of inportance stays with her even though the bus moved on

Question 4

overall of the instant of my death

Answer 4

spontainious moment stay with us
travel can be boring and alenating
but moment of connection are rewarding and an essentail part of travveling

Question 5

theme - struggles of surving in a competitive world

Answer 5

poem - at the bus station
author - julius chingono

Question 6

“during”
“during”
“during”

Answer 6

poem - at the bus station
anaylsis
- repetition of during
- shows the state of mind of the reader is chaotic and repeated which links to the authors intention of the busyness and repetitive style of life

Question 7

what could the bus station symbolise in the poem ‘At the Bus Station’

Answer 7

the bus could symbolise the struggles of life and how it is not easy to survive in a competitive world
this links to the poets intention and shows how everyone is trying to get to a certain stop to be sucessful

Question 8

what is the structure of the poem ‘At the bus station’

Answer 8

the poem has no stanzas simbolysing a journey that never stops
4 scentences overall
free verse symbolises the ups and downs of life and how it is never constant
second person makes the reader feel in the situation

Question 9

theme - unequal power dynamics
-discrimniation
- idetity

Answer 9

poem - these are the times we live in
author - imtiaz dharker

Question 10

“you shrink to the size
of the book in his hand”

Answer 10

poem - these are the times we live in
analysis - unequal power dynamics
-people are being put down and dehumanised

Question 11

” they changed your chin and redid your hair
They scrubbed out your mouth and rubbed out your eyes
They made you over completely”

Answer 11

poem - these are the times we live in
analysis
-words ‘scrubbed, rubbed’ symbolises them erasing her identity
- word ‘ they’ shows how it is us againsts them
- the questioning is ridiculous

Question 12

“given the times we live in”

Answer 12

poem - these are the times we live in
anaylsis
-she is just accepting that she is being targeted in these times

Question 13

summary of ‘these are the times we live in’

Answer 13

it talks about how she is in passport control and they are questioning her picture and so she laughs becuase how could you just change identity over a flight

Question 14

theme - drawing attention to the mental and physical impact that places make people feel

Answer 14

poem - boxes
author - sampurna chattarji

Question 15

” already she is a giant insect fretting in a jar”

Answer 15

poem - boxes
analysis - she feels like she is being trapped, cant escape and she is powerless
word ‘giant’ shows she is too big for the space avalible

Question 16

“through the window bars”

Answer 16

poem - boxes
anaylisis - she feels as if she is in a jail and thats how her home feels , contricted

Question 17

“every day the city grows taller, trampling underfoot”

Answer 17

poem - boxes
analysis -
word ‘every day’ contant suffocation
the city outside of the apartment is disturbing and even the stuff outside is inescapable

Question 18

structure of the poem ‘ boxes’

Answer 18

each stanza is like a box stuffed with words
mirroring the content of the poemthe scentences dont fit on the line
caesure and small scentences are crammed into to fit the space

Question 19

theme - being told by a higher person who is watching and feels bad for mankind

Answer 19

poem - touch and go
author - stevie smith

Question 20

“out of the mountains”
“out of the mountains”
“out of the mountains”
“out of the mountains”

Answer 20

poem - touch and go
analysis - repetition of the phrase showd the continuation of struggle of mankind

Question 21

theme - someone driving off into the sunset

Answer 21

poem - the road
author - Nacy Fotheringham Cato

Question 22

“and like a long black carpet
behind the wheels, the night
unrolled across the countryside
but all ahead was bright”

Answer 22

poem - the road
The contrast of the past and the future being birght which gives a positive tone

Question 23

theme - determination, never giving up, small things make a massive difference

Answer 23

poem - song
poet - george szirtes

Question 24

“nothing happens until something does”
x3

Answer 24

poem - song
it links to the overall meaning of sticking to what you think is right and not giving up becuase something may happen

Question 25

theme - inequality, injustice, fairness

Answer 25

poem - the capital
poet - W H auden

Question 26

“yet with orchestras and glances, O , you betray us”

Answer 26

poem - the capital
this talks about the artificiality of the city and how the pleasures of the capital convince people that you can do anything but later on we realise everything is not as nice and perfect as people think

Question 27

theme - importance of unity and diversity, strengths and weaknesses complement each other

Answer 27

poem - plaits
poet - elizabeth smither

Question 28

“and tied with a wide ribbon,whose loops and bows were equal”

Answer 28

poem - plaits
imagery shows connection and how the bows are the same even though the braids arent

Question 29

theme - the division of indian society and how split it is

Answer 29

poem - the bus
poet - Arun Kolatkar

Question 30

“You don’t step inside the old man’s head”

Answer 30

poem - the bus
a metaphor symbolising division in Indian society. The division is between the narrator and the old man and he feels there is a disconnection

Question 31

theme - fear of the unknown and the difficulty in facing change

Answer 31

poem - the enemies
poet - Elizabeth Jennings

Question 32

“Those strangers have set up their homes in minds”

Answer 32

poem - the enemies
Extended metaphor which implies how new people make the citizens feel unsafe and how their private and intimate lives have changed

Question 33

theme - how parental pressure can alineate and harm children

Answer 33

poem - an afternoon nap
poet - Arthur Yap

Question 34

“little pocket money”

Answer 34

poem - an afternoon nap
shows what little money is left after tuition showing the mother not paying attention to the boys true needs and wants

Question 35

theme - criticises the children of wealthy families who are overly protected from the realities

Answer 35

poem - children of wealth
poet - Elizabeth Daryush

Question 36

“The volleying snow, guarded invisibly”

Answer 36

poem - children of wealth
shows how the snow is falling like weapons but children are guarded showing children are afraid of the outside

Question 37

theme - contrast of people doing the same thing but seen differently

Answer 37

poem - rich and poor, or saint and sinner
poet - Thomas Love Peacock,

Question 38

semntic field of “hidden, escape, invisible”

Answer 38

poem - rich and poor, or saint and sinner
shows the continous hiding of everything and shows how the poors peoples actions are always shown and they try to hide but the rich peoples are alwyas hidden under their money

Question 39

theme - complicated legacy of colonislism, african village transformed because of colonialisation

Answer 39

poem - a long jounrey
poet - Musaemura Zimunya

Question 40

“Endless rivers of endless woes
Through pick and shovel sjambok and jail
O such a long journey”

Answer 40

poem - a long jounrey
This shows the abuse and cruelty an imprisonment that they had during colonisation
The endless river shows the length of the river is the length of their suffering (endless)