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Name the author of ‘When We Two Parted’

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Lord Byron

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Give two pieces of contextual information about Lord Byron (author of ‘When We Two Parted’)

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  • Lived a life of debauchery
  • Identity in poem is kept secret to protect secret affair (with Lady Wedderburn)
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Describe the narrative voice of ‘When We Two Parted’

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1st person adressing lover

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Identify two key themes of ‘When We Two Parted’

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  • Shame
  • Grief
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Explain one example of auditory imagery from ‘When We Two Parted’

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“(they name thee before me) a knell in mine ear”
–> Knell is a funeral bell
–> Metaphor reminds him of death of relationship

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Explain two examples of tactile imagery from ‘When We Two Parted’

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“Colder thy kiss”
–> Comparative
–> Shows progressive death of relationship

“(the dew of the morning) sunk chill on my brow”
–> Happens during sickness
–> Ironic, as morning is used to signify end of relationship

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Explain one example of visual imagery from ‘When We Two Parted’

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“Pale grew they cheek”
–> Conveys sickness in relationship

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Give two examples of repetition from ‘When We Two Parted’

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“Long, long shall I rue thee”
“In secret we met - in silence I grieve”

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Explain one example of a rhetorical question from ‘When We Two Parted’

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“Why wert thou so dear?”
–> Shows anguish

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Give one example of a violent verb used in ‘When We Two Parted’

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“To [sever] for years”

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Explain one structural feature of ‘When We Two Parted’

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Cyclical structure
–> Imitates cycle of pain and grief

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Name the author of ‘Love’s Philosophy’

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Percy Bysshe Shelley

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Give three pieces of contextual information about Percy Bysshe Shelly (author of ‘Love’s Philosophy’)

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  • Romantic poet
  • Favoured passion above logic and reason
  • Inspired by nature
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Describe the narrative voice of ‘Love’s Philosophy’

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1st person addressing unrequited lover

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Identify three key themes of ‘Love’s Philosophy’

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  • Desperation
  • Unrequited love
  • Nature
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Give three examples of personification in ‘Love’s Philosophy’

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“The fountains mingle with the river”
“The sunlight clasps the earth”
“The moonbeams kiss the sea”

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Explain the significance of the personification used in ‘Love’s Philosophy’

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Use of harmonious pairings
–> Shows perfection of love

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Give one example of gustatory imagery in ‘Love’s Philosophy’

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“(winds of Heaven mix for ever) with a sweet emotion”

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Explain how celestial imagery is used in ‘Love’s Philosophy’

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“Heaven” and “divine”
–> Reinforces power and sanctity of love
–> Creates a euphoric image

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Explain one example of an imperative in ‘Love’s Philosophy’

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“[See] the mountains kiss high Heaven”
–> Creates urgent/ardent tone

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Explain one example of anaphoric repetition in ‘Love’s Philosophy’

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“[And] the sunlight clasps the earth
[And] the moonbeams kiss the sea”
–> Creates a sense of urgency

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Explain one example of a rhetorical question in the last line of ‘Love’s Philosophy’

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“(what are all these kissings worth) if thou kiss not me?”
–> Values her love more than beauty of nature

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Give three structural features of ‘Love’s Philosophy’

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  • Two octets
  • Enjambment
  • Masculine rhyme used in rhetorical Qs and in last four lines of the poem
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Name the author of ‘Porphyria’s Lover’

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Robert Browning

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Give three pieces of contextual information about Robert Browning (author of ‘Porphyria’s Lover’)

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  • Victorian writer
  • Wrote dramatic monologues reflecting Victorian (patriarchal) society
  • Influenced by a famous murder where the woman had hair like Porphyria
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Identify two key themes of ‘Porphyria’s Lover’

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Patriarchy/dominance
Beauty

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Describe the narrative voice of ‘Porphyria’s Lover’

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Dramatic monologue in the voice of Porphyria’s Lover

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Give one example of pathetic fallacy in ‘Porphyria’s Lover’

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“It (wind) tore the elm-tops down for spite”

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Explain one example of tactile imagery in ‘Porphyria’s Lover’

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“made the cheerless grate blaze up and all the cottage warm”
–> Contrasts cold exterior to Porphyria’s presence

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Explain one example of anaphoric repetition in ‘Porphyria’s Lover’

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“[And] laid her soiled gloves…
[And], last she sat down…
[And] called me”
–> Shows her active/dominant nature in the relationship

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Give two examples of the active voice being used in ‘Porphyria’s Lover’ and explain its significance

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“Put my arm about her waist”
“Made my cheek lie there”
–> Shows that she is more assertive

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Explain one example of a reversal of roles in ‘Porphyra’s Lover’

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“Only this time my shoulder bore her head”
–> Only way he could rob her of her agency

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Give one example of gruesome visual imagery in ‘Porphyria’s Lover’

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“In one long yellow string I wound three times her little throat around”

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State why Porphyria’s Lover murders Porphyria

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To control her in a way that he cannot when she is alive

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Explain the significance of Porphyria’s Lover strangling her with her own hair

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Implies that her own beauty caused her downfall
–> As he cannot posess it

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Give two examples of Porphyria’s Lover justifying his actions in the poem

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“I am quite sure she felt no pain”
“And yet God has not said a word!”

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Explain one structural feature of ‘Porphyria’s Lover’

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Controlled metre (iambic tetrameter)
–> Presents lover as controlling

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Name the author of ‘Sonnet 29 - “I think of thee!” ‘

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Elizabeth Barrett Browning

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Give two pieces of contextual information about Elizabeth Browning, author of ‘Sonnet 29 - “I think of thee!” ‘

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  • Victorian poet in an era of strict moral law where poems like hers were rare
  • Wife of Robert Browning, who was apart from her at the time
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Describe the narrative voice of ‘Sonnet 29 - “I think of thee!” ‘

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First person addressing husband

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Identify two key themes of Porphyria’s Lover

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  • Patriarchy
  • Obsession
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Explain one simile used in ‘Sonnet 29 - “I think of thee!” ‘

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“(My thoughts do twine and bud) […] as wild vines about a tree”
–> Clings to memory of him like vines
–> Presents thoughts as brimming and uncontrollable

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Give one example of comparatives used in ‘Sonnet 29 - “I think of thee!” ‘

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“(I will not have my thoughts instead of thee who art) dearer, better!”

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Explain three examples of imperatives in ‘Sonnet 29 - “I think of thee!” ‘

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“Renew (thy presence)”
“Rustle (thy boughs)”
“Set (thy trunk all bare)”
–> Commanding/desperate tone to see him again
–> Contradicts victorian morality/expecations of women

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Give one example of a tricolon in ‘Sonnet 29 - “I think of thee!” ‘

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“Burst, shattered, everywhere!”

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Explain two structural features of ‘Sonnet 29 - “I think of thee!” ‘

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  • Petrarchan sonnet expresses romantic love
  • Volta in line 5 represents non-conformity from traditional sonnet structure
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Name the author of ‘Neutral Tones’

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Thomas Hardy

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Give two pieces of contextual information about Thomas Hardy, author of ‘Neutral Tones’

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  • Mourned death of English countryside as a result of Industrial Revolution
  • Was depressed from two unhappy marriages
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Describe the narrative voice of ‘Neutral Tones’

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1st person plural addressing lover

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Identify three key themes of ‘Neutral Tones’

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  • Religion
  • Nature
  • Depression
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Explain two examples of colour imagery in ‘Neutral Tones’

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“sun was white”
“(Few leaves) […] were grey”
–> Monochromatic colours shows depression/ lack of warmth

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Give two examples of similes in ‘Neutral Tones’

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“Your eyes on me were as eyes that rove over tedious riddles of years ago”
“Grin of bitterness swept thereby like an ominous bird a wing”

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Give an example of a superlative in ‘Neutral Tones’

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“The smile on your mouth was the deadest thing”

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Explain an example of antithesis in ‘Neutral Tones’

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“Alive enough to have the strength to die”
–> Shows how couple contrasted each other in a destructive way

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Explain the use of syndetic listing in the final two lines of ‘Neutral Tones’

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Shows how author is trapped in an unbreakable, melancholic cycle of pain

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Give two examples of religious imagery in ‘Neutral Tones’

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“chidden of God”
“God-curst sun”

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Explain three structural features of ‘Neutral Tones’

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  • Last line of each quatrain is shorter to show relationship shutting down
  • Cyclical structure (starts and ends by a pond) shows entrapment in cycle of despair
  • Controlled ABBA rhyme scheme creates monotonous rhythm
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Name the author of ‘Letters from Yorkshire’

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Maura Dooley

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Give two pieces of contextual information about Maura Dooley, author of ‘Letters from Yorkshire’

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  • Moved around a lot throughout her life
  • Explores importance of communication
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Explain the two uses of present participle verbs describing the farmer in ‘Letters from Yorkshire’

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“Digging his garden”
“Planting potatoes”
–> Presents work as active/physically demanding
–> implies respect for his work

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Explain one example of natural symbolism in ‘Letters from Yorkshire’

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Lapwings remind him to write to her as spring is coming
–> Relationship is planted in appreciation of nature

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Explain one example of sensory imagery in ‘Letters from Yorkshire’

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“Knuckles singing”
–> Joyful connotations shows importance of writing to the characters

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Give two examples of alliteration in ‘Letters from Yorkshire’

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“Seeing the seasons”
“Heartful of headlines

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Explain the significance of the caesura in line 11 of ‘Letters from Yorkshire’

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Change of focus shows how communication unites them, despite their differences

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Give two examples of metaphors in ‘Letters from Yorkshire’

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“Pouring light and air into an envelope”
“Our souls tap out messages across the icy miles”

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Give one example of irony in ‘Letters from Yorkshire’

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“Still, it’s you who sends me word of that other world”
–> She writes for a living, but he is the one writing the letter

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Explain the nature and significance of the shift in narrative voice in ‘Letters from Yorkshire’

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Pronouns change from “he” to you” to “our”
–> moves from individual to combined narrative of writing
–> Shows increasing unity

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Name the author of ‘The Farmer’s Bride’

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Charlotte Mew

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Give two pieces of contextual information about Mew, the author of ‘The Farmer’s Bride”

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  • Victorian poet living in a patriarchal society
  • Issues were starting to be raised about how men possess women
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Describe the narrative voice of ‘The Farmer’s Bride’

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  • Dramatic monologue in the voice of the farmer
  • Unreliable narrator that cannot see his own flaws
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Identify two key themes of ‘The Farmer’s Bride’

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  • Patriarchy/dominance
  • Possession
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Explain the significance of the title ‘The Farmer’s Bride’

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Apostrophe ‘s’ shows bride as farmer’s possession
–> Reinforces patriarchal gender roles

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Explain one example showing the farmer’s idiolect in ‘The Farmer’s Bride’

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“When us was wed”
–> Working class/not well educated
–> May suggest that those who hold patriarchal ideals are not well educated

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Explain two examples of similes used to describe the bride in ‘The Farmer’s Bride’

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“like a mouse”
–> Timid, and docile

“like a little frightened fay”
–> presents her childlike innocence and fragility

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Explain one example of a simile describing the farmer’s predatory nature

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“We chased her, flying like a hare”
–> Immediate action
–> Lacks empathy, symbolic of men in marriages for convenience

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Explain one example of sibilance in ‘The Farmer’s Bride’

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“all in a shiver and a scare”
–> Creates ominous tone surrounding her return

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Give one example of personification in ‘The Farmer’s Bride’

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” (‘Not near, not near!’) her eyes beseech”

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Explain one example of a comparison in ‘The Farmer’s Bride’

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“Sweet as the first wild violets”
–> Shows her untamed beauty

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Explain one example of a temporal shift in ‘The Farmer’s Bride’

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“The short days shorten and the oaks are brown”
–> Creates bleak austere mood (pathetic fallacy)

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Explain one use of sarcasm in ‘The Farmer’s Bride’

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“What’s Christmas time without there be (someone other in the house than we!)”
–> Patronising
–> Increases reader’s dislike for the farmer

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Explain one example of tactile imagery

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“Oh! My God! the down, the soft young down of her”
–> Vulgar sexual imagery
–> Suggests paedophilic tendencies as farmer infantilises and sexualises his bride

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Explain one structural feature in ‘The Farmer’s Bride’

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Punctuation in final stanza
–> Distorts rhythm of poem
–> Showing farmer’s deteriorating mental state

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Briefly explain what the Farmer had resolved to do at the end of ‘The Farmer’s Bride’

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Assert his conjugal rights (rape) upon her

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Name the author of ‘Walking Away’

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Cecil Day-Lewis

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Give three pieces of contextual information about ‘Walking Away’

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  • Was raised by his father as his mother died early
  • Son (Sean) went to boarding school
  • Poem has autobiographical context
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Describe the narrative voice of ‘Walking Away’

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First person directly addressing son

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List three key themes from ‘Walking Away’

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  • Independence
  • Parenting
  • Childhood
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Explain the significance of the title of ‘Walking Away’

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  • Father walks away metaphorically for son’s benefit
  • Son walks away literally on the field
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Give one example of temporal deixis in ‘Walking Away’

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“It is eighteen years ago”

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Explain one example of pathetic fallacy in ‘Walking Away’

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“Leaves just turning”
- Seasonal shift to autumn introduces theme of development

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Give one example of a liminal image in ‘Walking Away’

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“Touch lines new-ruled”

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Give two examples of similes from ‘Walking Away’

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“Like a satellite wrenched from its orbit”
“Like a winged seed loosened from its parent stem”

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Explain two examples of present participle verbs in ‘Walking Away’

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“eddying” “drifting”
Highlights gradual loss of control over the son (sporadic movements)
- Inexorable events

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Explain one example of emotive language in ‘Walking Away”

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“With the pathos of a half-fledged thing set free”
–> Shows vulnerability of son and worry that the author has for his son

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Explain one example of a metaphor in ‘Walking Away’

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“Small, scorching ideals which fire one’s irresolute clay”
–> Metaphor of clay shows how children are easily influenced/how hardship shapes a person’s identity

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Give one example of an animalistic verb in ‘Walking Away’

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“Gnaws (at my mind still)”

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Write the last line of ‘Walking Away”

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“Love is proved in the letting go”

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Explain two structural features used throughout the poem in ‘Walking Away’

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Enjambment
–> Show uncontrollable speed that the son is developing

Controlled structure (quintets and rhyme scheme)
–> Shows consistent paternal love

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Summarise the overall message of ‘Walking Away’

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A parent must let their child go in order for them to become independent and grow”

100
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Name the author of ‘Eden Rock’

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Charles Causley

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Give two pieces of contextual information about Charles Causley

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  • Drew inspiration from Cornish folk tales/landscapes around him
  • Father died when he was very young
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Give two key themes of ‘Eden Rock’

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  • Childhood
  • Loss/reunion
103
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Describe the narrative voice of ‘Eden Rock’

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1st person retelling a childhood memory

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Explain the significance of the title ‘Eden Rock’

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May allude to garden of Eden, suggesting that his parents are in heaven

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Explain the use of ages in ‘Eden Rock’

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“My father, twenty-five” “My mother, twenty-three”
–> Young ages shows idolisation of them in their prime

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Explain one example of colour imagery in ‘Eden Rock’

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“Her hair, the colour of wheat, takes on the light”
–> Image of a halo shows mother’s purity
–> Creates a paradisiacal setting

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Explain one example of continuous present tense in ‘Eden Rock’

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“They (parents) are waiting for me”
–> Creates sense of urgency to meet them

108
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Explain two examples of threes in ‘Eden Rock’

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“The same three plates”
“Sky whitens as if lit by three suns”
–> Suffusion of biblical references
–> Represents strength of bond between author, father and mother

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Give one verb to show how the prospect of Causley being reunited with his parents is tempting

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“They beckon to me”

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Give one example of a liminal image in ‘Eden Rock’

A

The “stream-path”

111
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Explain two structural features of ‘Eden Rock’

A

Last line separated from the others
–> Shows divide between memory and reality/life and death

Regular structure (quatrains and ABAB rhyme)
–> Peaceful, slow pace

112
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Name the author of ‘Follower’

A

Seamus Heaney

113
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Give three pieces of contextual information about the author of ‘Follower’

A
  • Born into large farming family
  • Oldest of 9 children
    –> Had pressure to conform to expectations of tradition and be good at farming
114
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Identify 2 key themes of ‘Follower’

A
  • Admiration
  • Guilt
115
Q

Describe the narrative voice of ‘Follower’

A

1st person recalling childhood

116
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Explain the significance of the title ‘Follower’

A

Heaney literally and metaphorically wanted to follow his father
–> Literally around the farm
–> Metaphorically in his footsteps

117
Q

Explain one example of a simile in ‘Follower’

A

“His shoulders globed like a full sail strung”
–> Shows awe at poise, grace and huge stature of his father

118
Q

Give one example of auditory imagery in ‘Follower’

A

“The horse strained at his clicking tongue”

119
Q

Give three examples of technical lexis/jargon in ‘Follower’

A

“wing”, “steel-pointed sock”, “headrig”

120
Q

Give three examples of words used to show the precision and skill of the author’s father in ‘Follower’

A

“Narrowed”, “angled”, “exactly”

121
Q

Give one quote that is symbolic of the legacy Heaney was expected to uphold in ‘Follower’

A

“I stumbled in his hob-nailed wake”

122
Q

Give one example of a tricolon of present participle verbs in ‘Follower’

A

“Tripping, falling, yapping”
–> Awkward and inept in comparison to father

123
Q

Explain one quote to show the reversal of roles in ‘Follower’

A

“But today it is my father who keeps stumbling behind me”
–> Implies that author feels guilty for not actually following in his father’s footsteps

124
Q

Explain one structural feature in ‘Follower’

A
  • Regular controlled verse structure (quatrains) and ABAB rhyme scheme
    –> Show control and influence of father
125
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Name the author of “Mother, any distance”

A

Simon Armitage

126
Q

Give two pieces of contextual information about the author of “Mother, any distance”

A
  • Poetry often relates back to his Yorkshire upbringing
  • Poems have a strong autobiographical feel
127
Q

Identify two key themes of “Mother, any distance”

A
  • Independence
  • Freedom
128
Q

Describe the narrative voice of “Mother, any distance”

A

1st person addressing his mother

129
Q

Give one example of a tricolon in “Mother, any distance”

A

“Windows, pelmets, doors”

130
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Give three quotes that fall under the theme of exploration in “Mother, any distance”

A

“The acres of the walls, the prairies of the floors”
“I space-walk through the empty bedrooms”
“Towards an endless sky”

131
Q

Explain the significance of the semantic field of measurement in “Mother, any distance”

A

Emphasises limiting/restrictive nature of the relationship

132
Q

Explain the significance of the “spool of tape” in “Mother, any distance”

A

Represents an umbilical cord
–> Strong connection between mother and son

133
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Explain three examples of present participle verbs in “Mother, any distance”

A

“Recording”, leaving”, “unreeling”
–> Show constant, progressive separation

134
Q

Give one example of a metaphor to show how the mother grounds yet restricts the author in “Mother, any distance”

A

“Anchor. Kite”

135
Q

Give one example of liminal imagery in “Mother, any distance”

A

“(I reach towards) a hatch”

136
Q

Give one quote that demonstrates the risk of becoming independent in “Mother, any distance”

A

“An endless sky to fall or fly”

137
Q

Explain the significance of the quote “an endless sky” in comparison to other measurements in “Mother, any distance”

A

Endless sky is infinite, compared to limited measurements
–> Shows total freedom that independence can bring

138
Q

Give one quote showing the mother’s reluctance to let her son go in “Mother, any distance”

A

“Your fingertips still pinch the last one-hundredth of an inch”

139
Q

Explain two structural features of “Mother, any distance”

A

Irregular rhyme scheme
–> Shows how relationship unravels as poem progresses

140
Q

Give one quote showing the mother’s reluctance to let her son go in “Mother, any distance”

A

“Your fingertips still pinch the last one-hundredth of an inch”

141
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Name the author of ‘Before You Were Mine’

A

Carol Ann Duffy

142
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Give two pieces of contextual information about the author of ‘Before You Were Mine’

A
  • Feminist who often writes about women’s experiences
  • Raised Roman Catholic in mid 1900s, with strict moral conventions
143
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Identify two key themes in ‘Before You Were Mine’

A
  • Sacrifice
  • Gratitude
144
Q

Describe the narrative voice of ‘Before You Were Mine’

A

1st person addressing mother

145
Q

Explain the significance of the title ‘Before You Were Mine’

A

Ironic as parents would be expected to own their children, not the other way around
–> Suggests that children dominate the lives of their parents

146
Q

Explain two uses of auditory imagery in ‘Before You Were Mine’

A

“Shriek at the pavement”
–> Shows her extroverted, jovial, carefree life

“loud, possessive yell”
–> Duffy disrupted her mother’s freedom

147
Q

Explain the significance of the comparison of Duffy’s mother to Marilyn Monroe in ‘Before You Were Mine’

A

Symbol of female sexuality and glamour
–> Shows that mother was iconic

148
Q

Give an example of hyperbolic imagery in ‘Before You Were Mine’

A

“balllroom with the thousand eyes”

149
Q

Give an example of adjectives used to show that Duffy’s mother’s life was full of excitement in ‘Before You Were Mine’

A

“fizzy, movie tomorrows”

150
Q

Give two quotes from ‘Before You Were Mine’ that create a conversational, intimate tone

A

“was the best one, eh?”
“whose small bites on your neck, sweetheart?”

151
Q

Explain one example of synaesthesia in ‘Before You Were Mine’

A

“Clear as scent”
–> Vivid recollection shows enduring vitality of mother’s youth

152
Q

Give a quote from ‘Before You Were Mine’ suggesting that Duffy thinks her mother made the wrong choice in sacrificing her carefree life

A

“stamping stars from the wrong pavement”

153
Q

Explain one example of syndetic listing in ‘Before You Were Mine’

A

“Sparkle and waltz and laugh”
–> Mother’s legacy endures in her memroies
–> Appreciates her mother’s sacrifice

154
Q

Explain two structural features in ‘Before You Were Mine’

A

Caesuras
–> Adds to conversational tone, showing familiarity

Separated pronouns ‘I’ and ‘you’ at the beginning
–> Show generational/emotional divide between them, but they join together in “you’d teach me”

155
Q

Name the author of Winter Swans

A

Owen Sheers

156
Q

Give one piece of contextual information about Owen sheers, author of ‘Winter Swans’

A

Explores identity and relationships in his poems

157
Q

List four key themes from ‘Winter Swans’

A
  • Nature
  • Conflict
  • Resolution
  • Unity
158
Q

Describe the narrative voice of ‘Winter Swans’

A

1st person plural addresssing lover

159
Q

Name the technique used throughout ‘Winter Swans’ to show the enduring intrinsic connection between the couple

A

Collective pronouns e.g “we” and “our”

160
Q

Explain two examples of pathetic fallacy in ‘Winter Swans’

A

“The clouds had given their all”
–> Personification shows external factors weighing on relationship

“two days of rain”
–> Introduces semantic field of pairings

161
Q

Explain one example of personification for the weather in ‘Winter Swans’

A

“waterlogged earth gulping for breath”
–> Relationship is suffocating and is in turmoil

162
Q

Give one example of a verb in the semantic field of pairings in ‘Winter Swans’

A

halved

163
Q

Explain one example of juxtaposition in ‘Winter Swans’

A

“icebergs of white feather”
“dark water”
–> Conveys reassuring message that reconciliation is possible amidst difficult times

164
Q

Explain one example of simile used to describe the swans in ‘Winter Swans’

A

“like boats righting in rough water”
–> Act as an example to show

165
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Explain one example of direct dialogue in ‘Winter Swans’

A

‘They mate for life’ you said
–> Shows how nature has inspired couple to regain their balance
–> First time lover speaks in the poem

166
Q

Give one example of a metaphor used to describe the swans in ‘Winter Swans’

A

“porcelain over the stilling water”

167
Q

Give one example of a simile used to describe the newfound unity of the couple in ‘Winter Swans’

A

”((hands) folded one over the other), like a pair of wings settiling after flight”

168
Q

Explain one structural feature in ‘Winter Swans’

A

Written in tercets with a couplet at the end
–> Signifies how the couple have become united

169
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Name the author of ‘Singh Song’

A

Daljit Nagra

170
Q

Give two pieces of contextual information about Daljit Nagra, the author of ‘Singh Song’

A
  • Has Sikh Punjabi immigrant parents
  • Explores ideas about mulitculturalism and “Britishness” in his poetry
171
Q

List three key themes in ‘Singh Song’

A
  • Romance
  • Culture
  • Conflict
172
Q

Describe the narrative voice of ‘Singh Song’

A
  • 1st person
  • Uses voiced fricatives and plosives to recreate authentic Punglish accent/dialect
173
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Explain the significance of th title ‘Singh Song’

A
  • ‘Singh’ is a common Indian surname, so introduces cultural subsection
  • ‘Song’ suggests a melodious quality to the poem (supported by narrative voice)
174
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Explain one example of anaphoric repetition in ‘Singh Song’

A

“Vee share (in chapatti)”
“Vee share (in di chutney)”
–> Shows closeness/unison of the couple

175
Q

Give one example of a humorous simile in ‘Singh Song’

A

“(after vee have made luv) like vee rowing through Putney”

176
Q

Explain one example of a humorous hyperbole in ‘Singh Song’

A

“Yor lemons are limes, yor bananas are plantain”
–> Juxtaposes his commitment towards his wife to the gruelling nature of his work

177
Q

Explain one example of auditory imagery in ‘Singh Song’

A

“Above my head high heel tap di ground”
–> Symbol of sexual temptation

178
Q

Explain one example of a metaphor to show the wife’s accomplished nature and modern views in ‘Singh Song’

A

“She book dem for the meat at di cheese ov her price”
–> Contrast to the author who has a traditional, non entrepreneurial job

179
Q

Give one example of a metaphor to show the husband’s appreciation of his wife’s multifaceted personality in ‘Singh Song’

A

“Tiny eyes ov a gun and di tummy ov a teddy”

180
Q

Give one example of repetition in ‘Singh Song’ to show how the author is always thinking about his wife

A

“my bride”

181
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Explain one example of tactile imagery in ‘Singh Song’

A

“Ven I return from di tickle ov my bride”
–> Creates innocent, playful tone to show enjoyment of relationship

182
Q

Explain the two references to money in ‘Singh Song’

A

“Stare past di half-price window signs”
“Is priceless baby”
–> Author neglects material goods and unconditionally values his wife and their quality time above all

183
Q

Give one structural feature of ‘Singh Song’

A

Uses refrains and repetition (customer complaints) to imitate a song

184
Q

Name the author of ‘Climbing My Grandfather’

A

Andrew Waterhouse

185
Q

Give two pieces of contextual information about Andrew Waterhouse, author of ‘Climbing My Grandfather’

A
  • Had a keen interest in environmental issues
  • Poems often feature natural imagery
186
Q

List 2 key themes in ‘Climbing My Grandfather’

A
  • Childhood
  • Safety
187
Q

Describe the narrative voice of ‘Climbing My Grandfather’

A

1st person present tense from the perspective of a childhood memory

188
Q

Explain the significance of the semantic field used in ‘Climbing My Grandfather’

A

Field/extended metaphor of mountaineering
–> Establishes childhood perspective and astonishing scale of grandfather

189
Q

Give two examples of phrases and that establish the central metaphor of climbing a mountain in ‘Climbing My Grandfather’

A

“scramble (onto his trousers)”
“tranverse (along his belt)”

190
Q

Explain one example of a simile in ‘Climbing My Grandfather’

A

“like warm ice”
–> tactile, oxymoronic imagery to show grandfather’s emotional warmth

191
Q

Give an example of an adverb showing the grandson’s sympathy for his grandfather’s pain

A

“place my feet gently in the old stitches”

192
Q

Give an example of an adjective showing the grandfather’s resilience and dependability in ‘Climbing My Grandfather’

A

“at his still firm shoulder, I rest for a while”

193
Q

Explain an example of colour imagery in ‘Climbing My Grandfather’

A

“thick hair (soft and white at this altitude)”
–> Connotations of putrity

194
Q

Give one example of natural imagery showing the peacefulness/familiarity of the grandfather’s whole being

A

“watching clouds and birds circle”
–> (At the summit, everything can be seen)

195
Q

Explain the use of present participle verbs towards the end of ‘Climbing My Grandfather’

A

Synaesthesia
“Watching (clouds and birds circle),
feeling (his heat),
knowing (the slow pulse of his good heart)”
–> Fully accepts and trusts grandfather with all his senses

196
Q

Explain two structural features used in ‘Climbing My Grandfather’

A

Enjambment and one long stanza
–> Show slow, continuous journey

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