Poem - "How not to stop" Flashcards
1
Q
Key plot points
A
- Pa’s family was forcibly removed from their home because of Apartheid.
- He hides his emotions by acting stern.
- He longs to be in the house he built.
- Pa goes through his daily routine and constantly needs to stop himself from going to his old home.
2
Q
Repeated words/phrases
A
Pa+verb
3
Q
Rhyme scheme
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Free verse
No rhyme scheme
4
Q
Figure of speech:
“on the weekend games sly as chess”
A
Simile
Comparing the way pa plays weekend games to how sly the game chess can be played.
5
Q
Figure of speech
“How not to stop, not to get out”
A
Assonance of ‘o’
6
Q
Figure of speech
“Pa bought his leaf tea and hard cheddar from Queen Bess supermarket, down the street from their old house.”
A
Irony
Because he still buys his groceries where his old house is situated.
7
Q
Themes
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- Displacement and uprooting from Apartheid
- Destructive memories
8
Q
Punctuation
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- Each stanza ends with a full stop to signify the end of Pa’s action.
- Comma after what Pa has done to emphasize it.
