Name: ___________________ 7 March, 2023

Form 2 English

Poetry: Stop All the Clocks by W. H. Auden

Discussion Questions

1 In your own words, list the ways in which the speaker asks society to mourn the loss of his partner. (4)

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2.Identify the literary device in line 9 and comment on its effectiveness. (3)

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3.What does the speaker realise when he says ‘I was wrong’. (1)

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4.Critically evaluate the impact of this poem on reader as an expression of loss and grief. Support your
response with evidence from the poem. (2)

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5. Identify and explain the figure of speech used in lines 5-6. (3)
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6. Explain why the dead person is referred to as “He” and not by name. (2)

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7. Describe the change in tone that occurs in line 12. (2)

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8. Discuss how the poet has used structure and rhyme scheme in order to highlight the theme of death and
loss. (3)

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