Piano

Question 1

metaphoric phrase “in the dusk”

Answer 1

could suggest that the speaker’s mind is about to shift between the present light into a past memory

Question 2

In line 2, the writer uses enjambment

Answer 2

to reflect the speed with which his childhood memory appears

Question 3

personifies his heart as he states that it “weeps”

Answer 3

This is a powerful metaphor as it highlights how desperately he wishes to relive his childhood
The heart is symbolic as it is associated with love and so he is attempting to describe the depth of his love and longing

Question 4

onomatopoeia with “tinkling”

Answer 4

creates a pleasant sound as the piano is his “guide” between the present and the past

Question 5

metaphor “flood of remembrance

Answer 5

creates an image of the speaker’s emotions drowning and overwhelming him

Question 6

imile in the final line states he weeps “like a child for the past”,

Answer 6

which suggests that he has now succumbed to his past rather than resisting it:
However, although he can cry “like a child”, he will never truly be a child again

Question 7

The poem is arranged in 3 quatrains and each consists of 2 rhyming couplets

Answer 7

This may represent a tune played on a piano:
It links the idea that a song can bring about strong emotions in a listener

Question 8

The lines vary in length and rhythm

Answer 8

The irregular meter could reflect the speaker’s struggle to suppress their memory and the wave of emotions