Love and a Question by Robert Frost (AQA A-Level English Literature A): Flashcards
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Rhyme scheme of 'Love and a Question'
Rhyme scheme of 'Love and a Question'
abcbdefe
Number and length of stanzas
Number and length of stanzas
Four stanzas, each containing eight lines
How characters are named
How characters are named
By roles only (bride, bridegroom, stranger), no names
The stranger's only burden
The stranger's only burden
Care (worries and troubles)
Season setting of the poem
Season setting of the poem
Autumn transitioning to winter
Bridegroom's wish for wife's heart
Bridegroom's wish for wife's heart
In a case of gold, pinned with a silver pin
Meaning of 'harboring woe'
Meaning of 'harboring woe'
Sheltering troubles in the bridal house
Central conflict in the poem
Central conflict in the poem
Love for wife vs. charity for stranger
The poem's ending
The poem's ending
Ambiguous - doesn't reveal bridegroom's decision
Narrative perspective used
Narrative perspective used
Third-person narrator