Context
Who is the current poet laureate?
Simon Armitage
Which poem has a feminist message, which is typical of the poet's poetry?
Before You Were Mine
Which poem does this quote come from?
"They beckon to me from the other bank"
Eden Rock
Which poem is a sonnet?
Mother, any distance
Which poem ends in the line, "And love is proved in the letting go."?
Walking Away
Which of these is false?
- Duffy was the first Welsh poet laureate
- Duffy was the first female poet laureate
- Duffy was the first openly gay poet laureate
FALSE: Duffy was the first Welsh poet laureate
Which poem is - arguably - about idolising your grandfather.
Andrew Waterhouse
"I was a nuisance, tripping, falling"
Follower
Which of these is not a feature of a traditional sonnet?
- 15 lines long
- 10 syllables per line
- Contains a 'turn'
- Ends in a rhyming couplet
FALSE: 15 lines long
A sonnet is actually 14 lines long.
Which poem does this describe?
In the first 3 stanzas, the narrator affectionately describes their parents. In the 4th and 5th stanzas, his parents turn their attention to him and encourage him to join them.
Eden Rock
Which of these poets grew up on their father's farm?
- Simon Armitage
- Charles Causley
- Seamus Heaney
Seamus Heaney
How does the narrator feel about becoming independent in 'Mother, Any Distance'?
Something along the lines of... excited yet apprehensive.
Which poem do these words come from?
up, kite, space, climb, sky, fly
Mother, any distance
Which is the only poem to contain just one stanza, and why might this be?
Climbing My Grandfather
To represent the 'mountain' they are climbing (or another strong point)
Which poem begins with direct address?
Mother, any Distance
"Mother, any distance greater than a single span"...
Which poet sadly lost their father at the age of 7?
Charles Causley
In 'Before You Were Mine,' how does the narrator think her mother's life was changed by parenthood?
Something along the lines of... it became more restricted/less exciting and glamorous.
Which poet has been quoted as saying, "I like to use simple words in a complicated way?"
Carol Ann Duffy
Which poem has a gap between the last line and the one before it, and why might this be?
Eden Rock
To represent the divide between the narrator and their parents (or another strong idea)
Which poem ends with its title?
Before you were mine
("where you sparkle and waltz and laugh before you were mine")
Where in the world is Eden Rock?
Trick question - its not a real place!
Name 2 poems in which the narrator looks up to their parent(s).
Follower & Before You Were Mine (perhaps also Eden Rock and Mother, any distance)
Which poem is this quote from, and what technique is it?
warm ice
Climbing My Grandfather
Oxymoron
Name 2 poems that can be said to have a rhyme scheme.
Mother, any distance
Follower
Walking Away
Which poem has a father-son role reversal in the last stanza?
Follower - because now the father is "stumbling / Behind" his son.