mean time

Question 1

poetic voice

Answer 1

Despondent, uncertain, disappointed, fearful and despondent about the future

Question 2

‘The clocks slid back an hour and stole light from my life’

Answer 2

Poetic conceit (metaphor)- abrupt start, dual meanings (time and relationship), poetic voice is despondent in response to break up
‘Light’ ‘life’ assonance, links light to life and loss of both, poetic voice is convinced her life is over

Question 3

‘Mourning our love’ ‘darkening sky’ ‘we will be dead’ ‘shortened days’

Answer 3

Semantic field of death, significant- her own end, fading to imitating death, poetic voice is despondent about the future

Question 4

‘Never’ ‘nor’

Answer 4

Negated verb phrases, turbulent break up, poetic voice has a bleak outlook on life

Question 5

‘Wrong part of town’

Answer 5

Dysphemism- links to failure and taking the wrong path, poetic voice is fearful for the future

Question 6

‘Light’ ‘nights’

Answer 6

Imperfect rhyme- contrasts happiness with bleakness, poetic voice has returned to a bleak perspective

Question 7

‘If the darkening sky could lift’

Answer 7

‘If’ subordinating conjunction- questioning the uncertainty of the future, the poetic voice is uncertain