Post-1900 Poetry Anthology (AQA A-Level English Literature A): Flashcards
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Meaning of 'A Quoi Bon Dire'
Meaning of 'A Quoi Bon Dire'
What's the good/What's the point
Form of A Quoi Bon Dire
Form of A Quoi Bon Dire
Quatrain (three four-line stanzas)
Rhyme scheme shift in final stanza
Rhyme scheme shift in final stanza
ABAB, CDCD to EFEFF
Meter used in the poem
Meter used in the poem
Iambic tetrameter
Time elapsed in first stanza
Time elapsed in first stanza
Seventeen years ago
Parallel structure in stanzas 1 & 2
Parallel structure in stanzas 1 & 2
Both contrast 'everybody' vs speaker/loved one
Central message about memory
Central message about memory
Memory preserves love beyond death
Charlotte Mew's lifespan
Charlotte Mew's lifespan
1869-1928
Publication year of The Farmer's Bride collection
Publication year of The Farmer's Bride collection
1916
Effect of sibilance in the poem
Effect of sibilance in the poem
Creates slow, calm rhythm