On Her Blindness by Adam Thorpe (Edexcel A-Level English Literature): Flashcards
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Poet alluded to in title
Poet alluded to in title
John Milton ('On His Blindness')
Form & structure of poem
Form & structure of poem
Free verse, 23 stanzas (22 couplets + 1 single line)
Speaker of poem
Speaker of poem
Adam Thorpe (reflecting on his mother's blindness)
Mother compared to (bumping walls)
Mother compared to (bumping walls)
Dodgem (bumper car)
Simile for mother's final vision
Simile for mother's final vision
As blank as stone
Key theme re: disability
Key theme re: disability
Disability, Stoicism, and Suffering
Mother's private description of blindness
Mother's private description of blindness
Living hell
Phrase for stoic endurance expectation
Phrase for stoic endurance expectation
Bear it like a Roman
Autumn imagery in hospital scene
Autumn imagery in hospital scene
Ablaze with colour, ground royal with leaf-fall
Settings mentioned in poem
Settings mentioned in poem
Contemporary England, Paris restaurant, hospital room