In Memory Of My Mother

What is the name of the poet?

• Roger McGough

• Sabrina Benaim

• Gary Soto

• Patrick Kavanagh

The poet...

• looks back on fond memories of his mother.

• is looking forward to spending time with his mother.

• is angry because he sees his mother everywhere he goes.

• doesn't know where his mother is.

What do we learn from the poem?

• The poet would often meet his mother at the markets.

• The relationship between the poet and his mother was frayed.

• The poet does not fully accept that his mother has passed.

• The setting of the poem is a big city.

What words best represent the poet's description of his mother?

• Loyal, talkative and funny.

• Nurturing, a believer and happy.

• Honest, patient but annoying.

• Positive, reliable and determined.

What themes are there in the poem?

• Love, education, mental health and isolation.

• Childhood, death, grieving and nature.

• Love, relationship, memory, death and grief.

• Mystery, youth, family and innocence.

What is sibilance?

• The repetition of "S" sound.

• The repetition of a consonant at the start of 2 or more words.

• When you compare two objects using likr or as.

• An object that represents an idea.

'Don't forget to see about the cattle - ' shows us that the poet was also a/an...

• vet.

• zookeeper.

• farmer.

• animal shelter owner.

The tone of this poem is...?

• Dark, eerie and gloomy.

• Inspiriring, motivational and admiring.

• Negative, serious and solemn.

• Conversational, cheerful and sentimental.

You meet me and you say: 'Don't forget to see about the cattle - ' is an example of?

• Direct speech

• Metaphor

• Dialogue

• Personification

"And I think of you walking along a headlandOf green oats in June, So full of repose, so rich with life" is an example of?

• Repetition and simile.

• Repetition and imagery.

• Imagery and sibilance.

• Imagery and alliteration.