Catrin by Gillian Clarke

Where is Gillian Clarke from?

• Wales

• England

• Ireland

• Scotland

Who is the poem named after?

• Clarke's daughter.

• Clarke's mother.

• Clarke's sister.

• Clarke's friend.

How many stanzas does the poem have?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

What technique does Clarke use by saying "you"?

• Direct address

• Personification

• Personal pronoun

• Second person

What does the “hot, white // Room” connote?

• Claustrophobic and sterile.

• Sunny and calm.

• Clean and peaceful.

• Warm and comfortable.

This occurs when one line ends without a pause or any punctuation and continues onto the next line.

• Enjambment
• Rhythm
• Simile
• Tone

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.13

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

What technique is used here: ‘the tight red rope of love’ ?

• Simile

• Personification

• Metaphor

• Pathetic fallacy

What does ‘the tight red rope of love’ represent?

• The umbilical cord

• Anger between mother and child

• Emotional closeness

• An actual rope

What technique is used here: "our first // Fierce confrontation"?

• Alliteration

• Metaphor

• Simile

• Sibilance

What does this quotation show: "We want, we shouted,// To be two, to be ourselves."?

• Clarke doesn't want to let her daughter go.

• Clarke and Catrin never got on with each other.

• Both Catrin and Clarke want to be independent.

• Clarke didn't want to give birth.