The Knot (Scottish Highers English): Flashcards
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Setting of childhood memory in 'The Knot'
Setting of childhood memory in 'The Knot'
Loch Lomond
Cultural foods on Scottish hillside in poem
Cultural foods on Scottish hillside in poem
Parathas on the brae
Scottish song alluded to in 'The Knot'
Scottish song alluded to in 'The Knot'
The Bonnie Banks o' Loch Lomond
Frost poem alluded to about life choices
Frost poem alluded to about life choices
The Road Not Taken
Form structure: number of stanzas and type
Form structure: number of stanzas and type
Three quatrains + final couplet (14 lines)
Rhyme scheme pattern in 'The Knot'
Rhyme scheme pattern in 'The Knot'
abab
Central metaphor representing family emotions
Central metaphor representing family emotions
The knot (tied cloth and tangled feelings)
How parents described in opening line
How parents described in opening line
King and queen (royal imagery)
Phrase describing mother's emotional impact
Phrase describing mother's emotional impact
Deep red knot of hurt in the heart
Mother's dual role in the poem
Mother's dual role in the poem
Both nurturing and controlling