porm Flashcards
(16 cards)
Theme + Prompt
Quote + Poem
Loss — Emotional aftermath (Byron)
“In silence and tears” – When We Two Parted
Romantic Love — Natural union (Shelley)
“The fountains mingle with the river” – Love’s Philosophy
Possession — Controlling love (Browning)
“That moment she was mine, mine, fair” – Porphyria’s Lover
Desire — Longing to be close (Barrett Browning)
“I do not think of thee – I am too near thee” – Sonnet 29
Loss — Dying relationship (Hardy)
“The smile on your mouth was the deadest thing” – Neutral Tones
Distance — Emotional connection despite space (Dooley)
“Our souls tap out messages across the icy miles” – Letters from Yorkshire
Control — Male dominance (Mew)
“Three summers since I chose a maid” – The Farmer’s Bride
Parental Love — Letting go (Day-Lewis)
“Like a satellite / Wrenched from its orbit” – Walking Away
Memory — Idealised reunion (Causley)
“I had not thought it would be like this” – Eden Rock
Family — Admiration and guilt (Heaney)
“I stumbled in his hob-nailed wake” – Follower
Distance — Growing independence (Armitage)
“I reach towards a hatch that opens on an endless sky” – Mother, Any Distance
Family — Reflection on mother’s past (Duffy)
“Your polka-dot dress blows round your legs. Marilyn.” – Before You Were Mine
Reconciliation — Symbol of hope (Sheers)
“The swans came and stopped us / with a show of tipping in unison” – Winter Swans
Romantic Love — Joy and rebellion (Nagra)
“She effing at my mum / in all di colours of Punjabi” – Singh Song!
Family — Bond and admiration (Waterhouse)
“I decide to do it free, without a rope or net” – Climbing My Grandfather
