After the Lunch by Wendy Cope (AQA A-Level English Literature A): Quizzes
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Where does the entire poem take place?
Where does the entire poem take place?
Waterloo Bridge in London
How many stanzas does the poem have?
How many stanzas does the poem have?
Three quatrains
What rhyme scheme does the poem follow?
What rhyme scheme does the poem follow?
AABB
What was the title of Wendy Cope's first poetry collection?
What was the title of Wendy Cope's first poetry collection?
Making Cocoa for Kingsley Amis
What technique is created by repeating 'Waterloo Bridge' at the start of each stanza?
What technique is created by repeating 'Waterloo Bridge' at the start of each stanza?
Anaphora
What does the final line's double 'I' with no 'you' symbolize?
What does the final line's double 'I' with no 'you' symbolize?
Heart winning over head
What emotional journey do the three stanzas trace?
What emotional journey do the three stanzas trace?
Denial, reasoning, acceptance
When does the speaker admit she has fallen in love?
When does the speaker admit she has fallen in love?
Before halfway across the bridge
What rhetorical question marks a turning point in stanza 2?
What rhetorical question marks a turning point in stanza 2?
'And when was it wrong?'
What is the central conflict explored in the poem?
What is the central conflict explored in the poem?
Head versus heart