At Castle Boterel Flashcards
1
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why does it have uneven lines?
A
to mimic the uneven path of their love
2
Q
what quote is “IDTTJ”?
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” i drive to the junction”
3
Q
analysis of “i drive to the junction”
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- “junction” - at a crossroad
- metaphorical and literal
- reflection on past life
- “I” - isolates the poet
4
Q
what quote is “MAAGFB”?
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“myself and a girlish form benighted”
5
Q
analysis of “myself and a girlish form benighted”
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- “myself” suggests connection with the “girlish form”
- “girlish form” - not Emma when she died, but how she was during them courting - retreat to a time of innocence.
- time before everything changed
6
Q
what quote is “TUR”?
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“times unflinching rigour”
7
Q
analysis of “times unflinching rigour”
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- personification of time
- “unflinching” - presents time as an enemy - his time with Emma wasn’t enough - negative tone
8
Q
what quote is “OPFROTS”?
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“one phantom figure remains on that slope”
9
Q
analysis of “one phantom figure remains on that slope”
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- “phantom” - the shadow of that moment still remains that he can hold onto
- “remains on that slope” - sense of detachment from the past - sense of weakness
10
Q
who is the poet?
A
Thomas Hardy
11
Q
poet intentions
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- to help the poet work through his feelings of guilt and sorrow
- teach audience that to let go of the past, you must confront it and process it fully
12
Q
readers reaction
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- feel that to overcome something in the past, you must confront it and process it fully
13
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context
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- born in 1840
- recalls a moment Hardy shared with an ‘old love’: his first wife Emma
- written when he visited Cornwall after the death of Emma
- visited Castle Boterel with his ex-wife Emma
14
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themes
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- love
- memory
