poetry revision Flashcards
1
Q
(WW2P)
What are the themes in the poem?
A
Loss,heartbreak,longing.
2
Q
(WWTP)
what are the tones in the poem?
A
Anger,bitterness,grief.
3
Q
(WWTP)
What quotes reinforce the imagery of death/ extended metaphor?
A
‘a knell to mine ear’
‘pale grew thy cheek and cold’
‘In silence I grieve’
4
Q
(WW2P)
Which quote suggests the love was one sided?
A
“half-broken hearted’
5
Q
(WW2P)
What quote indicates the poet is ashamed to know her?
A
“I hear thy name spoken/ and share in thy shame”
6
Q
(WW2P)
What quote is repeated in the first and last stanza?
A
“silence and tears”
-emphasises secrecy and pain.
7
Q
(WW2P)
What emphasises the speakers persistent pain?
A
The shifting of tenses (past present and future)
8
Q
(WW2P)
What do the speakers rhetorical questions suggest?
A
He still wants closure on the relationship.
