Work

Question 1

What is the poem’s context?

Answer 1

Explores all jobs women are expected to fulfil.

Question 2

What role does the poem particularly explore?

Answer 2

Motherhood

Question 3

What did Lee say?

Answer 3

‘Women are agents rather than victims of global capitalisation.’

Question 4

What is the structure of the poem?

Answer 4

Nine equal quatrain stanzas

Question 5

What do nine equal quatrain stanzas suggest?

Answer 5

Structure remains the same however content demands and more and more space.

Question 6

What is the effect of the nine equal quatrain stanzas?

Answer 6

Indicates huge expectations placed on women and those they rely on.

Question 7

‘To feed one’ technique

Answer 7

Syntactical placement

Question 8

‘To feed one’ Meaning

Answer 8

Places nurturing before herself

Question 9

‘Sewed seeds’ Technique

Answer 9

Sibilance

Question 10

‘Sewed seeds’ Meaning

Answer 10

speeds up the meter so she’s propelled onto the next task.

Question 11

‘Harder and Larder’ Technique

Answer 11

Internal rhyme

Question 12

‘Harder and Larder’ Meaning

Answer 12

Reflective of women working longer and harder hours

Question 13

‘To feed more, more’ Technique

Answer 13

Metrical break

Question 14

‘To feed more, more’ Meaning

Answer 14

Momentary break before endless tasks.

Question 15

‘Twenty four- seven’ Meaning

Answer 15

Emblematic of devotion of woman’s life to supporting others.