Roe-deer Flashcards
1
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Who wrote roe deer
A
Ted hughes
2
Q
When was roe deer published and in what collection
A
Wrote in 1973 and It was published in 1978 in the Moonbells collection for children
3
Q
What is the theme of roe deer
A
Nature
Mythology
4
Q
What is the structure of roe deer
A
Free verse
Anapestic metre
5
Q
What is the form of roe deer
A
couplet form
spondees and pyrrhics to create internal irregularity
6
Q
What is the tone of roe deer
A
Inquisitive
Apprehensive
7
Q
What is the context of Roe deer
A
Hughes said that in nature poems such as this one, “my only concern was to stay close to simple observation…and keeping myself within the hearing of children.”
8
Q
What are quick language techniques of roe deer
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- symbolism showing the natures power to shock ourselves and catching the idea that life is fleeting
- Metaphor “in the dawns early light” for morning
- metaphor “password and sign” where passwords refers to enter someones inner world and waiting to please the poet and gain access to his heart.
- Neologism “dawn-dirty” to show a more dream like metaphysical experience
