Winter Swans (AQA GCSE English Literature): Flashcards
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Author of 'Winter Swans'
Author of 'Winter Swans'
Owen Sheers - contemporary Welsh poet
Collection containing 'Winter Swans' (year)
Collection containing 'Winter Swans' (year)
'Skirrid Hill' (2005)
Main themes in 'Winter Swans'
Main themes in 'Winter Swans'
Relationship struggles and reconciliation
Device: 'The clouds had given their all'
Device: 'The clouds had given their all'
Pathetic fallacy
Device: 'waterlogged earth / gulping for breath'
Device: 'waterlogged earth / gulping for breath'
Metaphor
Device: 'like boats righting in rough weather'
Device: 'like boats righting in rough weather'
Simile
What swans symbolise in the poem
What swans symbolise in the poem
Enduring love and commitment
'Porcelain' description of swans suggests what?
'Porcelain' description of swans suggests what?
Fragility and beauty of lasting relationships
Form of 'Winter Swans'
Form of 'Winter Swans'
Free verse (no consistent rhyme scheme or metre)
Effect of free verse in poem
Effect of free verse in poem
Mirrors natural, unstructured progression of reconciliation
What enjambment creates in the poem
What enjambment creates in the poem
Flowing, continuous rhythm
Effect of enjambment
Effect of enjambment
Reflects ongoing nature of their relationship
Structural contrast in poem
Structural contrast in poem
Initial tension vs calm resolution