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Question 1

poetic voice

Answer 1

Desperate, guilty, vulnerable, wistful, relieved, hopeful, uncertain, confused, concerned, upset

Question 2

‘Lock the door’ ‘put out the light’

Answer 2

Imperative, monosyllabic- introduces themes of secrecy and control, poetic voice seems desperate, to hide and be intimate
night/relationship ending, poetic voice is upset

Question 3

‘Two childhoods stand in the corner of the bedroom’

Answer 3

Personification- creates contrast with innocence and culpability of adults having an affair, poetic voice seems guilty, concerned that others are waiting and seeing their deceit

Question 4

‘Our heart’

Answer 4

‘Our’- inclusive pronoun ‘heart’- concrete noun
Implies a deep link between them, it is more than an affair, the poetic voice is vulnerable

Question 5

‘Undress’ ‘dress again. undress’

Answer 5

Repeated material verb/verb phrases- routine and repeated intimacy, hiding and covering of bodies, poetic voice is vulnerable and trying to be intimate

Question 6

‘A suitcase crammed with secrets bursts in the wardrobe at the foot of the bed’

Answer 6

Metaphor, material verbs- hotel room=no secrets, an affair, poetic voice feels relief

Question 7

‘Written in red on my palm’ ‘it makes a hired room tremble with the pity of bells’

Answer 7

Pattern of euphemisms- implies blood on hands, something is hidden (alludes to Macbeth), the poetic voice is concerned, wants to keep hidden
Breaking the covenants of marriage, poetic voice is vulnerable and guilty

Question 8

‘Love won’t give in’

Answer 8

Declarative, truism- their love requires them to cheat, poetic voice feels guilty but can’t control their feelings

Question 9

‘A coin falls from the bedside table, spinning its heads and tails’ ‘hell’ ‘tell’

Answer 9

Metaphor- risk, the result is uncertain, poetic voice is wary and cannot predict the future
‘Hell’ ‘tell’ consonant rhymes, inconsistent, staccato ton, poetic voice is uncertain