For each of the following look at your copy of that poem or find it online -http:\/\/www.scottishpoetrylibrary.org.uk\/poetry\/poets\/jackie-kay – then answer the following questions on it. If you complete that try having a go at the discussion points at this site\u00a0 – http:\/\/www.arts.gla.ac.uk\/scotlit\/asls\/pdfs\/Jackie_Kay_Teaching_Notes.pdf –<\/p>\n
\u2018Bed\u2019<\/strong><\/p>\n 1. Explain how the speaker\u2019s sense of irritation is conveyed in lines 1-6. (4 MARKS)<\/p>\n 2. What is the speaker\u2019s attitude towards being old in lines 7-16. (4 MARKS)<\/p>\n 3. How does the tone change at stanza 9? (2 MARKS)<\/p>\n 4. Choose an image from lines 33-40 and explain how it effective. (2 MARKS)<\/p>\n 5. Jackie Kay often explores relationships in her poems. Refer briefly to the central relationship in this poem and go on to discuss a central relationship in at least one other poem by Jackie Kay. (8 MARKS)<\/p>\n \u2018Lucozade\u2019<\/strong><\/p>\n 1. Explain how the speaker\u2019s sense of fear is conveyed in lines 1-4. (4 MARKS)<\/p>\n 2. What is the mother\u2019s attitude towards being in hospital in lines 9-12? (4 MARKS)<\/p>\n 3. What does the mother want to change about being in hospital in lines 13-20? (2 MARKS)<\/p>\n 4. Show how the mother is made to seem liberated in the final stanza. (2 MARKS)<\/p>\n 5. In this poem, Kay takes an everyday, ordinary situation and transforms it into something special and thought-provoking. Choose at least one other poem by her in which she does the same thing and explain how she adds significance to an ordinary event. (8 MARKS)<\/p>\n \u2018Keeping Orchids\u2019<\/strong><\/p>\n 1. Explain how the speaker\u2019s sense of discomfort is conveyed in lines 1-12. (4 MARKS)<\/p>\n 2. Summarise what is happening in lines 13-16. (2 MARKS)<\/p>\n 3. How do we get the impression the speaker is confused in lines 19-27? (4 MARKS)<\/p>\n 4. How is the last sentence in the poem effective? (2 MARKS)<\/p>\n 5. This poem is deeply emotional and personal. Choose at least one other Kay poem and explain how it conveys strong emotions in that poem. (8 MARKS)<\/p>\n \u2018Divorce\u2019<\/strong><\/p>\n 1. Summarise the ways in which the speaker\u2019s parents are an irritation to her. (4 MARKS)<\/p>\n 3. How is imagery used to create an idea of the perfect parents in lines 16-24? (4 MARKS)<\/p>\n 4. How does the language in lines 24-28 show the speaker\u2019s anger? (4 MARKS)<\/p>\n 5. Choose at least one other poem by Kay that explores the theme of family relationships. Show how the poet explores the theme in Divorce and your chosen poem. (8 MARKS)<\/p>\n \u2018Gap Year\u2019<\/strong><\/p>\n 1. Summarise the main points in lines 1-16. (4 MARKS)<\/p>\n 2. How is a sense of longing established in lines 17-20? (4 MARKS)<\/p>\n 3. By referring to two examples, show how the writer uses language to emphasise her feelings of loss during her son\u2019s gap year. (4 MARKS)<\/p>\n 4. Kay often uses first person narratives in her poem to recreate events. Using one other poem show how she manages to do this effectively in her poems. (8 MARKS)<\/p>\n \u2018My Grandmother\u2019s Houses\u2019<\/strong><\/p>\n 1. Summarise the things that make the speaker\u2019s grandmother\u2019s house seem like a home from lines 1-14. (4 MARKS)<\/p>\n 2. Show one way in which the writer makes the church experience stand out (lines 37-44). (2 MARKS)<\/p>\n 3. How do we get a sense that there is a class divide between the speaker and the owner of the house in lines 45-60? (4 MARKS)<\/p>\n 4. Choose one technique Kay uses to make the last lines effective (63-65)? (2 MARKS)<\/p>\n 5. This poem deals with a series of significant moments and memories. Choose at least one other poem that does this and show how Kay makes her poems seem poignant to the reader. (8 MARKS)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" For each of the following look at your copy of that poem or find it online -http:\/\/www.scottishpoetrylibrary.org.uk\/poetry\/poets\/jackie-kay – then answer the following questions on it. If you complete that try having a go at the discussion points at this site\u00a0 – http:\/\/www.arts.gla.ac.uk\/scotlit\/asls\/pdfs\/Jackie_Kay_Teaching_Notes.pdf – \u2018Bed\u2019 1. Explain how the speaker\u2019s sense of irritation is conveyed in … Continue reading Jackie Kay poems – revision questions<\/span>