Aunt Julia

Question 1

What is the main theme in Aunt julia?

Answer 1

Loss

Question 2

What is Aunt Julia about?

Answer 2

It’s about the speaker’s (Norman MacCaig) aunt that lived off the coast of Harris and what he remembers of her

Question 3

Name quotes that convey the speakers perception of aunt Julia’s character.

Answer 3

‘Very loud, very fast’- communication barrier he faced
‘Strong foot’- power and strength
‘She wore men’s boots when she wore any’- practicality or loss of her husband
‘Marvellously’- magical nature of spinning yarn
‘Water flouncing into them’- energy she had
‘Welcoming’- one side of her nature
‘Seagull’s voice’- communication barrier

Question 4

Name quotes that emphasis the theme in Aunt Julia.

Answer 4

‘Unanswered’
‘By the time I had learned a little she lay’

Question 5

Name some metaphors that highlight the character of aunt Julia.

Answer 5

‘She was buckets and water flouncing into them’
‘She was winds pouring wetly round house ends’
‘She was brown eggs, black skirts’
‘Keeper of threepennybits in a teapot’

Question 6

Name quotes that emphasise the tone of regret and loss

Answer 6

Unanswered