After the Lunch by Wendy Cope (AQA A-Level English Literature A): Flashcards
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Author of 'After the Lunch'
Author of 'After the Lunch'
Wendy Cope
Main theme - 'After the Lunch'
Main theme - 'After the Lunch'
Realising you have fallen in love
Narrative form - 'After the Lunch'
Narrative form - 'After the Lunch'
Internal monologue
Setting - 'After the Lunch'
Setting - 'After the Lunch'
Waterloo Bridge, London, after first date
Rhyme scheme - 'After the Lunch'
Rhyme scheme - 'After the Lunch'
AABB - rhyming couplets
Stanza structure - 'After the Lunch'
Stanza structure - 'After the Lunch'
Three quatrains (4-line stanzas)
Anaphora used in poem
Anaphora used in poem
'Waterloo Bridge' repeated at start of each stanza
Pronoun shift meaning
Pronoun shift meaning
'I' (heart) vs 'you' (head); 'I' wins in final line
Central conflict theme
Central conflict theme
Head (rational thought) vs heart (emotional feeling)
When speaker admits falling in love
When speaker admits falling in love
Before halfway across bridge - shows love's sudden speed