Mrs Sutherland's English Classroom



“War Photographer” Textual Analysis QuestionsHow is the poem structured and how does this contrast with the images described in the poem? (2)Why has Duffy compared the war photographer to a Priest in the first stanza? (2)What is ambiguous about the word ‘Solutions’ in line 7? (1)Comment on Duffy’s use of contrast in the second stanza. (2)Fully comment (quotes and explanation) on the use of contrast in the final stanza. (4)“Valentine” Textual Analysis Questions1. “Not a red rose or a satin heart” What is the significance of referring to these items? (1)2. Give as detailed a commentary as you can on the metaphor – “It is a moon wrapped in brown paper” (2)3. Explain fully the comparison made between the onion and the lover in lines 7 and 8. (2)4. Lines 11 and 12 are single, separated lines. Why do you think this is? (1)5. “Possessive” and “faithful” – these are words used to describe the onion and a lover. Comment on the use of both of them. (2)“Havisham” Textual Analysis QuesitonsShow how the phrase ‘Beloved sweetheart bastard” sets the tone for the rest of the poem (2)How does the writer use imagery to emphasise how long she has prayed for her ex-lover’s death in stanza one? (2)How does the single word sentence in line 5 reflect the speaker’s self-loathing attitude? (1)Explain the image of the ‘red balloon bursting’ in line 13. (3)Show how the final two lines of the poem represent the conflicting feelings that the speaker has about her predicament. (2)“Originally” Textual Analysis QuestionsDescribe what the poem is about. (3) “All childhood is an emigration” Fully analyse this image. (3)How effectively does Duffy use language features to emphasise the speaker’s anxiety in the second stanza? (4)Explain how the language of lines 17-21 helps you to appreciate the change introduced by the word “But”. (4)How effective is the image “a skelf of shame” in the final stanza? (2)“Anna Hathaway” Textual Analysis QuestionsHow does Duffy illustrate the intensity of the relationship in the first four lines? (2)Explain how sentence structure is used to link the lovers’ relationship to Shakespeare’s work. (2)Fully analyse the metaphor “shooting stars which fell to earth as kisses” that Duffy uses to describe Shakespeare’s words. (2)What do the references to the senses add to Anne Hathaway’s memories and feelings? (2)How effective is Duffy’s use of line structure in this poem? (2)“Mrs Midas” Textual Analysis QuestionsDescribe the mood, and how it changes, in the first stanza. Use examples from the poem to support your answer and analyse these examples. (4)How is the speaker’s husband presented to the reader in stanza 3? Support your answer with analysis of the text. (3) What effect has Midas’s wish had upon their marriage? Use an example from stanza 7 to support your answer. (2)Identify the speaker’s attitude to her husband in this poem. (1)What are the central concerns of this poem? Explain how the closing lines of this poem help you to understand the central concerns. (4) ................
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