Poems Of The Decade

Question 1

Summarise Chainsaw vs the Pampass grass

Answer 1

Man vs nature -> destruction
Toxic masculinity and man’s need to prove themselves as dominant -> desire to push to extreme submission
Internalised misogyny

Question 2

Summarise The Gun

Answer 2

Explores the concept of power through the use of destructive imagery
Relationship dynamics
Intoxication nature of power

Question 3

Summarise Genetics

Answer 3

The genetical influence on our identity -> jigsaw puzzle, made up of a lot of different things
Marriage as a form of legacy
Taboo of sex in religion
Connection and togetherness with separation

Question 4

Summarise Material

Answer 4

Nostalgia and tradition -> progress and change
The complexity of mother daughter relationships
Social class -> specifically the working class (changing livelihood)

Question 5

Summarise The Lammas Hireling

Answer 5

Passion, sin and guilt
Superstition and folklore
The relationship between guilt and insanity
Transgression

Question 6

Summarise Please Hold

Answer 6

Frustration due to technological advances
Drift in human connection as a result of technology
Critical of modern day life
Monotony of daily life

Question 7

Summarise A Minor Role

Answer 7

Reflection of the poet’s role in society due to illness
Life of the dying speaker
Nuances of inevitable and certain death -> diminishing of her character/voice
Monotony of daily life

Question 8

Summarise Eat Me

Answer 8

Fetishisation and objectification of fat women
An unhealthy relationship dynamic -> emotional complexity of domestic violence