The morning sun is shining - Olive Sheiner Flashcards
To memorise importaant aspects of the poem.
What is the structure of this poem?
No defined stanzas, 16 lines of 4 parts, Lyrical poem with a romantic feel.
What sense does L1-4 evoke?
Sense of sight.
What sense does L5-8 evoke?
Sense of hearing.
What does L9-12 evoke?
Sense of smell.
What is the tone of this poem from L1-12?
A cheerful and pleasant tone.
What is the mood of this poem from L1-12:
Celebratory.
What is the tone of this poem from L13-16?
Sorrowful.
What is the mood of this poem from L13-16?
Sombre.
What themes can be seen throughout the poem?
Permance of nature, despair, lonnliness, the futility of human relations and the transient nature of human life.
What is the intention of this poem?
To express private and personal emotions as well as to contrast nature’s eauty with human suffering.
What does the entire poem make use of?
Anaphora, the repetition of the firstline.
What do lines 1, 2, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10 & 11 illustrate.
The poets admiration of nature,
What does the title introduce to the reader and what can be said about it?
A happy and positive image, it contrasts te last four lines in which she expresses her gried.
What does the sun figuratively stand for and what is the meaning of it no-longer shining?
The sun represents her daughter, saying that it is no longer shining indicates her faughter has died.
Where can the juxtaposistion be seen in the poem?
Through beauty & natural abundance and immense loss being placed so close together.
