Poem of Return by Jofre Rocha (Grade 12 NSC Matric English HL): Flashcards
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Jofre Rocha's real birth name
Jofre Rocha's real birth name
Roberto Antonio Victor Francisco de Almeida
Year Jofre Rocha was born
Year Jofre Rocha was born
1941
Years Rocha was imprisoned
Years Rocha was imprisoned
1961 to 1968
Central refrain in 'Poem of Return'
Central refrain in 'Poem of Return'
Do not bring me flowers
What the refrain 'Do not bring me flowers' represents
What the refrain 'Do not bring me flowers' represents
Refusal to be celebrated/rejection of hero status
Poetic form of 'Poem of Return'
Poetic form of 'Poem of Return'
Free verse
Literary device: lines flowing without pause
Literary device: lines flowing without pause
Enjambment
What 'wingless stone' represents
What 'wingless stone' represents
Restrained resistance/potential energy unable to be released
Four major themes in the poem
Four major themes in the poem
Exile & return, guilt & humility, honour & sacrifice, grief
Definition of 'bereft' in the poem
Definition of 'bereft' in the poem
Deprived or lacking something essential