poetry

Question 1

the captain

Answer 1

dramatic monologue on disillusionment, memory, childhood

Question 2

litany

Answer 2

poem on childhood, memory, power of language, parent + child relationships

Question 3

nostalgia

Answer 3

poem on time, memory, power of language

Question 4

stafford afternoons

Answer 4

poem on memory and childhood

Question 5

before you were mine

Answer 5

poem on parent + child relationships, the past, effect of time

Question 6

beachcomber

Answer 6

childhood, time, memory

Question 7

first love

Answer 7

lyric poem on memory, romantic relationships

Question 8

valentine

Answer 8

lyric poem on romantic relationships, suffering, time

Question 9

the biographer

Answer 9

dramatic monologue on disillusionment, time, identity

Question 10

the cliche kid

Answer 10

dramatic monologue on past, memory, romantic relationships, power of language, parent + child relationships

Question 11

small female skull

Answer 11

lyric poem on death, time, memory

Question 12

never go back

Answer 12

lyric poem on time, memory, identity

Question 13

close

Answer 13

lyric poem on romantic relationships, suffering, time

Question 14

mean time

Answer 14

romantic relationships, suffering, time

Question 15

caesura

Answer 15

punctuation to create a noticeable break or pause in the middle of a line of poetry

Question 16

end-stopping

Answer 16

punctuation at the end of metrical lines to create pauses

Question 17

enjambment

Answer 17

lack of punctuation at the end of a line so it continues into the next line without a pause

Question 18

poetry structure

Answer 18

intro- 2-3 sentences on poems and their representation
para 1- point about poem 1 and 3 quotes
para 2- point about poem 1 and 3 quotes
para 3- point about poem 2 and 3 quotes
para 4- point about poem 2 and 3 quotes
conculsion- summarise similarities and differences