Nature & Memory
This poem uses daffodils to show the power of nature and memory.
What is I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud
This poem ends with the question “Why don’t they come?”
What is Disabled
Which poem focuses on waiting for somebody to call?
Dusting the Phone
This poem explores family history and identity using a collective voice.
What is Origin Story
What technique is used in “I wandered lonely as a cloud”?
What is a simile?
In William Blake’s The Schoolboy, what does the caged bird symbolise?
Children trapped by strict education.
How does Carol Ann Duffy criticise society in War Photographer?
By suggesting people quickly forget suffering because “they do not care.”
Why does the speaker clean the phone in Dusting the Phone?
It shows longing and obsession.
Why does the pilot turn back in Kamikaze?
Memories of life, family and nature become more important than duty.
Why does Jackie Kay repeat actions like “dust” and “polish”?
To show obsession and longing for contact.
Which poem uses decay to reflect human experience? and how is that depicted
1. Blackberry picking
2. The rotting berries which symbolise disappointment and loss of innocence.
What does “probably armed, possibly not” reveal about the speaker in Remains?
He feels uncertain and guilty.
How does Christina Rossetti criticise society?
By showing unfair treatment of women.
Why is repetition important in I Shall Return?
It reinforces the speaker’s emotional attachment to home.
Identify the technique in “red rope of love” and explain its effect.
Metaphor; it symbolises both connection and conflict between mother and daughter.
Why does Claude McKay repeat “I shall return again”?
To emphasise longing for home.
Why is Drummer Hodge presented as unimportant in Drummer Hodge?
He is buried quickly and anonymously far from home.
How does nature imagery reflect love in Sonnet 29?
Love is presented as growing naturally like plants.
How does Kamikaze present the consequences of rejecting cultural expectations?
The pilot becomes isolated and rejected by his family and community.
How does Ghose present society’s attitude towards the homeless man?
Society is presented as uncaring and detached, treating him as invisible or unimportant.
Compare how I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud and Blackberry Picking present nature differently.
Wordsworth presents nature as comforting and joyful, while Heaney shows it becoming disappointing and temporary.
Compare how Disabled and Remains present the effects of war.
Disabled focuses on physical loss and isolation, while Remains focuses on guilt and mental trauma.
Compare how Catrin and Dusting the Phone present emotional relationships.
Catrin presents conflict within love, while Dusting the Phone presents loneliness and absence.
Compare how Kamikaze and Origin Story present identity.
Kamikaze shows identity shaped by cultural expectations, while Origin Story shows identity shaped by heritage and family history.
What structural technique is used in Remains to show guilt repeating?
What is repetition/cyclical structure?