Liz Lochhead (Scottish Highers English): Flashcards
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Who is the rival in the poem?
Who is the rival in the poem?
Partner's mother (rival for son's affection)
'House' vs 'home' significance
'House' vs 'home' significance
'House' is cold/impersonal; 'home' is warm/comfortable
Function of para-rhyme in poem
Function of para-rhyme in poem
Creates discomfort & disharmony, mirrors awkward relationship
Feminine rhyme example
Feminine rhyme example
Multi-syllable rhymes: 'satin'/'sink in'/'tions in'
What is ormolu?
What is ormolu?
Gold-coloured alloy used in gold plating
What is deviant collocation?
What is deviant collocation?
Words grouped uncomfortably together
'Bitter' describes what in poem?
'Bitter' describes what in poem?
Emotional flavour/speaker's feelings, not actual tea taste
'Queen bee' metaphor meaning
'Queen bee' metaphor meaning
Mother's superiority, control, centre of family life
'Surface' imagery emphasises what?
'Surface' imagery emphasises what?
Appearance vs reality; nothing genuine/comfortable
'Salt tears pepper our soup' meaning
'Salt tears pepper our soup' meaning
Salt=bitterness/sadness; pepper=heat/burning of feelings