Poetry: Hour

Question 1

What is Hour?

Answer 1

A poem about the intensity of new love and its relationship with time

Question 2

What is the verse structure in Hour?

Answer 2

Sonnet

Question 3

What happens in the verses in Hour?

Answer 3

Two lovers spending an hour together in the open air - the hour is rich with sensuality

Question 4

What is the theme of Hour?

Answer 4

Being in love and how time is distorted

Question 5

What is the setting of Hour?

Answer 5

‘A grass ditch’

Question 6

What is the voice of Hour?

Answer 6

The voice is passionate, spoken by one lover to another in the present tense

Question 7

What poems can Hour be compared with?

Answer 7

Sonnet 116
To His Coy Mistress

Question 8

How can Sonnet 116 be compared with Hour?

Answer 8

Sonnet 116 is about the idea that love doesn’t alter

Question 9

How can To His Coy Mistress be compared with Hour?

Answer 9

To His Coy Mistress is about life being so short that you should fulfill your desire while you can