"Warning" V.I.P.S. Flashcards
Who is the poet of ‘Warning’?
Jenny Joseph
Describe the vocabulary used in this poem
⇒Easy to understand- does not disrupt the humour
⇒Informal- contractions
“When I – an — —– I shall wear —— with a — — which —— go, and doesn’t —- me”
Describe the imagery
“When I am an old woman I shall wear purple with a red hat which doesn’t go, and doesn’t suit me”
-Strong “I” statements grab our attention
-Vivid colour imagery
Discuss the issue of this poem
⇒Old age
⇒Societal roles
⇒Freedom
Discuss the punctuation in this poem
⇒Enjambment- speeds up the poem
⇒Rhetorical question- provokes thought
⇒Contractions- adds casual tone
Discuss the structure of the poem
⇒Irregular structure reflects her wild fantasies (irregular future)
⇒Stanzas have different topics
The word “gobble” is used in stanza 1, discuss this
⇒Funny onomatopoeia
⇒Funny behaviour
“And —- the——- in other ——- gardens and —– to —-“
Describe the imagery in this
“And pick the flowers in other people’s gardens and learn to spit”
⇒Outrageous behaviour
⇒Public nuisance
⇒Humorous
“three —— of ——–”
Describe the imagery of this
“three pounds of sausages
⇒Liberation and greed
⇒Hyperbole
“And —– —- and ——- and beermats and —— in —–.”
Describe the imagery of this
“And hoard pens and pencils and beermats and things in boxes.”
⇒Alliteration
⇒Long line- evoking quantity
⇒”things” quantity not quality
“We will —- —— to —— and read the ——”
Describe the imagery of this
“We will have friends to dinner and read the papers”
⇒Contrast- her restrained present
“But —– I —– to ——– a little —? So —— who —- me are — — shocked or ——— when ——– I am —, and —– to wear ——.”
Describe the imagery in this
“But maybe I ought to practise now? So people who know me are not too shocked or surprised when suddenly I am old, and start to wear purple.”
⇒Rhetorical question- mischievous tone
⇒Repetition “wear purple”
