CATRIN Flashcards
(5 cards)
1
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Form
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Free verse - spontaneous feel
Irregular rhythm - doesn’t flow like their relationship
1
Q
Context
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Autobiographical account
Daughter called Catrin: eponymous
“Why did my beautiful baby have to become a teenager?” - Clarke
2
Q
Structure
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Two stanzas - first = past tense. Second = present.
Enjambment and caesura - reinforces idea of no flow, emphasises conflict.
3
Q
Quotation
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“Fierce confrontation”
“Red rope of love… fought over”
“Struggle to become /Separate”
“Still I am fighting”
“Old rope tightening about my life”
“Trailing love and conflict”
4
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Key themes
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Anger, conflict, individual experiences, memory, family relationships
