1
Q
Background/context?
A
Poem is written about Clarke’s feelings towards birth of her own daughter, catrin.
2
Q
What is the conflict like throughout?
A
Hightlights turmoil and inner conflict a mother goes through before, during and after birth.
3
Q
What oxymoron’s does clarke use?
A
‘wild’
‘tender circles’.
4
Q
‘tight red rope of love’
A
Vivid metaphor relating to birth.
Referring to the umbilical cord.
5
Q
Structure.
A
Stanza one in past.
Stanza two is present.
English poems
flashcards
Decks in class (29)
# Cards
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A Poison Tree22
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The Destruction of Sennacrib27
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Extract from The Prelude21
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Catrin33
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Poppies30
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What were they like?20
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Extract from the Prelude16
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No Problem30
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The Class Game31
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Exposure42
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Half Caste24
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The Man He Killed35
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Poetry Skills20
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Glossary of Terms14
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Types of Conflict5
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Romanticism6
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Pantheism5
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Victorian Literature6
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Cousin Kate24
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A Poison Tree9
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Catrin5
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Key Quotes Catrin16
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No Problem16
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Belfast Confetti Quotes0
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Cousin Kate0
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Prelude Quotes13
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The Destruction of Sennacherib20
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Half Caste Quotes11
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Exposure Quotes14
