What Were They Like? (denise levertov 1923- 1997)

Question 1

‘flight of moths in moonlight’

Answer 1

moth imagery could be representative of the Vietnamese people
moth character reflects the gentleness of Vietnamese people
something beautiful destroyed

Question 2

‘who can I say? it is silent now’

Answer 2

use of hypaphora 
emphasizes how facts/ figures have gone unrecorded to a certain extent
pauses in middle
allows the reader to ponder
freeverse- freedom of Vietnamese people

Question 3

‘peaceful clouds’

Answer 3

foreshadows nature of events

Question 4

‘buds’

Answer 4

connotates to new life