Songs of Ourselves Vol. 1 Part 3 the LOVE poems

In which poem is the extended metaphor of a personality compared to a map?

• Sonnet 43

• Marrysong

• Not Waving but Drowning

• The Three Fates

What is the rhythm of 'Marrysong'?

• trochaic

• dactylic

• spondaic

• iambic

Why is the iambic rhythm often used for love poems?

• It is the rhythm of the heart

• It is the natural rhythm of English conversational language

• It is an easy rhythm to write

• It was one of the requirements set by Shakespeare

In 'Marrysong' what might be the effect of the metaphor "walled anger"?

• It could mean that she is about to explode.

• It might mean that she keeps her feelings locked inside.

• It is possible that she is unhappier in their relationship.

• It means that she is always angry with him.

In 'Marrysong' what is the effect of the metaphor "quarried hurt"?

• That she digs into past wrongs to keep her walls of anger up.

• That her hurts are like quarried stone

In 'Marrysong" what technique is seen in "cool water laughing"?

• Imagery

• Metaphor

• Hyperbole

• Personification

In 'Marrysong', what is the meaning of the short sentence: "He charted."?

• He took stock of their relationship and plotted a new course to keep her happy.

• He found a new way to understand her.

• He made a chart.

In 'Marrysong' what is the effect of the changing rhythm in lines 7 and 8?

• The unpredictable rhythm here reflects their relationship – he thinks he knows how they work together and then realises that he doesn't - the map is never quite true.

• The unpredictable rhythm here reflects her – he tries to discover her; she changes. What was there before is now gone; the map is never quite true.

In 'Marrysong', what technique can we see in the phrase, "Wind brought him rain sometimes, tasting of sea -"?

• personification

• pathetic fallacy

• hyperbole

• synecdoche

In 'Marrysong' what is the effect of the sibilance in the line, "suddenly she would change the shape of shores"?

• The sibilance in this line suggests a gentleness, a light change that is for the better.

• The sibilance in this line suggests a snake, the venom that always lies hidden in her.

• The sibilance in this line suggests another drastic change where he doesn't know where he is again.