“Up-Hill”

Question 1

Themes

Answer 1

Struggles/Doubts in Life
Rewards of trusting in God,

Question 2

Rhythm?

Answer 2

iambic rhythm
-reflect walking pace- journey through life

Question 3

2nd Stanza FORM

Answer 3

-Quatrains
-ABAB rhyme scheme

-regualtity here- monotony and laborious nature of the journey through life towards salvation.

Question 4

Question/answer structure

Answer 4

-doubts faced within God
-biblical as priest answers reasuringly every question asked so is accepting

Question 5

SPEAKERS?

Answer 5

2
-names/nouns unknown
-creates mysterious ambience

-cyclical dialogue of doubt and persuasion

Question 6

“Does the road…? Will the day’s…?”

Answer 6

Rhetorical questions repeated

dialogue expresses speakers doubt

uncertainty on afterlife

Question 7

“From morn to night” ANALYSIS

Answer 7

-Clipping in this aphoristic oxymoronic

Juxtaposition to longevity of day and it’s cyclical nature,
further contrasted with shortness/ brevity of poem

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