One flesh

Question 1

What did Elizabeth Jennings explore in her poems?

Answer 1

She explored suffering relationships and loneliness.

Question 2

What were her poems about?

Answer 2

Her poems were personal and autobiographical.

Question 3

What strange trait did the author have?

Answer 3

They were spiritual

Question 4

What does “whose fire from which I came, has now grown cold?” mean

Answer 4

There is contrast between fire and coldness, thus the poem compares love in youth to separate in old age.

Question 5

What does “confession” mean

Answer 5

It is admission of doing wrong

Question 6

What does the repetition of “ strangely” suggest

Answer 6

It suggest that it is not how things should be.