From the Journal of a Disappointed Man by Andrew Motion (Edexcel A-Level English Literature): Flashcards
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No. of quatrains in poem
No. of quatrains in poem
Eleven
Verse structure type
Verse structure type
Free verse
Identity of speaker
Identity of speaker
Unnamed first-person narrator
Poem's setting
Poem's setting
Construction site by a pier
Enjambment's effect
Enjambment's effect
Continuity and flow
What is juxtaposed
What is juxtaposed
Silent workmen vs reflective speaker
Key theme: disappointment
Key theme: disappointment
Disappointment and failure
Key theme: social dynamics
Key theme: social dynamics
Labour and social class
Workers' speech style
Workers' speech style
Monosyllabic commands
Final image significance
Final image significance
Pile in mid-air, unresolved