Piano

Question 1

Main structure in piano? Piano

Answer 1

1. Regular rhyme scheme aabb - regularity and reassurance contrasts emotional turmoil
2. Regular structure of three quatrains reflects the steady rhythm of piano music - heh feels safe there
3. It is a lyric poem - focuses on nostalgia

Question 2

Use of enjambment, end stopping and causura? Piano

Answer 2

1. Enjambment reflects how memories are flooding back
2. Contrasts with end stopping - he is trying to control his emotions so that he doesnt seem unmanly
3. Caesura mirrors the speaker’s reflective tone - hesitation or reluctance to be pulled into the past

Question 3

Rhyme scheme? Piano

Answer 3

1. Consistent AABB rhyme scheme
2. Gives poem a musical, melodic quality -echos sound of piano
3. Harmony of rhyme mirrors emotional harmony of memory - contrasts speaker’s present emotional conflict

Question 4

Iambic pentameter variation? Piano

Answer 4

1. Gives elegance and rhythm akin to a gentle, controlled musical piece
2. Slight variations in rhythm capture emotional disruption - speaker becomes overwhelmed by feeling

Question 5

Structural Juxtaposition: Present vs Past? Piano

Answer 5

1. Each stanza pushes the speaker further into the past until the poem ends fully immersed in memory
2. Mirrors emotional regression

Question 6

Final line? Piano

Answer 6

1. Structurally and emotionally climatic
2. Breaks poem’s earlier sense of control - delivering a moment of emotional catharsis where adult restraint gives way to childlike vulnerability