Poems

Question 1

Who wrote the poem those winter sundays

Answer 1

Robert Hayden

Question 2

What does the word , those , in the title mean

Answer 2

Past tense

Indicates that the happenings spoken off in the poem happened in the past

Question 3

Stanza one

Answer 3

…

Question 4

What does the word , Sundays, in line one mean

Answer 4

Even on the day of rest, the father wakes up early to warm the house, Sunday is no exception

Question 5

What does the word ,too, mean in line one

Answer 5

Also , as well, including

Question 6

What does blue black in line 2 mean

Answer 6

Just before the sun rises, utterly cold

Question 7

Blueblack

Answer 7

The two B’s
Alliteration
Mimics chattering teeth, image of coldness

Question 8

What does blueblack cold in line 2 means

Answer 8

Synesthesia

Experiencing two sentences at the same time feeling the cold , seeing the cold

Question 9

What does cracked hands in line 3 means

Answer 9

Hands rough and coarse from hard labour and the cold weather

Question 10

What does banked fires in line 5 means

Answer 10

Banked means a fire is that is burning very low and covers in ashes . To make the fire blaze again, you would stir up the coals and add fuel
Indicates the father’s daily routine. Despite the cold , the father still wakes up in the cold (before the sun)to light the fire. No one thanks him for hiss selfless actions.

Question 11

The poem begins with imagery that contributes to the feeling of winter . Blueblack cold, cracked hands , fires blaze , cold splintering what does that words symbolise

Answer 11

This symbolise the narrators inner feelings .
The winter imagery is used to represent his cold heart towards his father at times and the misery he felt while growing up

Question 12

Stanza 2

Answer 12

…

Question 13

What does splintering in line 6 means

Answer 13

Breaking into smaller pieces and it is also synesthesia - hearing the cold

Question 14

What does chronic angers in line 9 mean

Answer 14

Reoccurring anger , continuous anger

Question 15

What does the whole line 9 means - fearing the chronic angers of that house

Answer 15

Personification
Anger comes from the walls of the house

The mood in the house = constants anger ( possible from the father ), unhappiness , lack of love

Question 16

Stanza 3

Answer 16

…

Question 17

What does indifferently in line 10 means ?

Answer 17

Uncaringly

Question 18

What did I know what did I know in line 13 what does it means

Answer 18

Repetition
Illustrate the narrators feeling of ignorance and regret for not realising how much his father did for him and all of the pain he went through for him to have a good life

Question 19

What does love ‘ s austere in line 14 means

Answer 19

Cold and severe , coldness and severity of love

Question 20

What does the word offices means in line 14

Answer 20

Duties and chores

Question 21

Explain the contrast in the poem

Answer 21

There is contrast between warmth and cold which represents the mixed feeling of the narrators childhood
Blueblack cold , fires blaze , cold splintering , rooms were warm , the warmth represents the good memories the narrator has with his father . The cold symbolises the anger and resentment he had towards him at times
At the end of the poem , “ driven out the cold “ is used to show that he has placed his negative feelings behind him and realised how much he appreciates all that his father did for him . The contrast between warmth and cold is not only representative of his past feelings , but it can also represent the positive and regretted memories he reminisces

Question 22

Wich 3 words describe the scene

Answer 22

Sunday
Weekend
Cold

Question 23

Extra info

Answer 23

# relationship between father and child 
# not a good one 
# the child did not understand the way his father loved him

Question 24

Discuss the sound device in line 2

Answer 24

The repetition of the b sound shows shivering

Question 25

Does his father suffer

Answer 25

Yes
Physically - because he does hard labour
Emotional- because no body ever understands him

Question 26

Banked and blaze

Answer 26

Antoenieme van mekaar

Question 27

Splintering

Answer 27

Onomotopia

Question 28

The house

Answer 28

Personification

Question 29

Is the father mad

Answer 29

Yes but the house tooked all his maddness

The mood in the house shows anger