Poetry revision

Question 1

Porphyria’ Lover- conflict. What does the poet say about God? When is this said?

Answer 1

‘and yet God has not said a word’ - final verse, final line

Question 2

Porphyria’ Lover- conflict. Describe the winds?

Answer 2

‘sullen winds’

Question 3

Porphyria’ Lover- Conflict. What does the speaker say about the pain she felt?

Answer 3

‘no pain felt she; I am quite sure she felt no pain’

Question 4

Porphyria’s Lover- Conflict. In what quote shows how many times the speaker wrapped Porphyria’s hair around her neck?

Answer 4

‘three times her little throat around’

Question 5

sonnet29:’I think of thee!’- romantic love. What does the poets thoughts do?

Answer 5

‘My thoughts do twine and bud’

Question 6

Sonnet29:’I think of thee!’-romantic love. In what quote are vines talked about?
Who does the tree represent?

Answer 6

‘wild vines about a tree’

Tree represents Robert Browning

Question 7

Sonnet29:’i think of thee!’-romantic love. What quote has the technique of the list?

Answer 7

‘burst shattered, everywhere!’

Question 8

Letters From Yorkshire-romantic love. What does Maura say about headlines?

Answer 8

‘My heartful of headlines’

Question 9

Letters from Yorkshire- romantic love. What is said about the poet’s screen?

Answer 9

‘feeding words onto a blank screen’

Question 10

Letters from Yorkshire- romantic love. What is said about the souls and messages?

Answer 10

‘Our souls tap out messages across the icy miles’

Question 11

love’s philosophy-romantic love. What is said about the fountains and river?

Answer 11

‘The fountains mingle with the river’

Question 12

Love’s Philosophy-romantic love. What is the quote about moonbeams?

Answer 12

‘moonbeams kiss the sea’

Question 13

Love’s Philosophy- romantic love. What does Percy question about kissings?

Answer 13

‘What are all these kissings worth…’

Question 14

Singh Song!- happiness. How does the poet introduce the wife?

Answer 14

‘cos up di stairs is my newly bride’

Question 15

Sing Song!- happiness. what does the shop keeper say about the moon to his wife after she asks the price of it?

Answer 15

‘It’s priceless baby’

Question 16

Singh Song!- happiness. What else does the poet talk about when referring to ‘brightey’?

Answer 16

‘brightey moon’

Question 17

Before You Were Mine- parent/child love. What does the Carol Ann Duffy remember about red heels?

Answer 17

‘my hands in those high-heeled red shoes’

Question 18

Before You Were Mine- parent/child love. What is said about dancing with her mother? (in italics)

Answer 18

‘cha cha cha! You’d teach me the steps on the way home from mass’

Question 19

Before You Were Mine-parent/child love. What famous name is used in the poem to deceive the mother in one sentence?

Answer 19

‘Marilyn.’

Question 20

Mother Any Distance-Parent/child love. What is the quote that describes the mother and child?

Answer 20

‘Anchor.Kite’

Question 21

Mother Any Distance- Parent/child love. What quote is said about the measuring tape?

Answer 21

‘you at the zero end’

Question 22

Mother Any Distance- Parent/child love. What does the poet say about how success can go?

Answer 22

’..to fall or fly’