Remember

Question 1

Subject Matter

Answer 1

A eulogy to the speakers lover on her own impending death

Question 2

Purpose (theme)

Answer 2

The complexities of remembering someone after death. It is better to forget and be happy than remember and be sad

Question 3

Emotion (mood)

Answer 3

Melancholic with a sense of realistic acceptance.

Question 4

Craftmanship: Structure

Answer 4

Italian sonnet: octave and sestet and a final couplet, employing a consistent rhyme scheme (ABBA ABBA CDE CDE)

Question 5

Craftmanship: Language

Answer 5

gentle, contemplative

Question 6

Craftmanship: Imagery

Answer 6

Evocative imagery of the afterlife ie “silent land”and “darkness and corruption” to represent grief

Question 7

Craftmanship: Movement

Answer 7

Iambic pentameter that creates a flowing, lyrical quality