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State the central issue in the poem.
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There are intervals of silence in the interaction between the landlady and the prospective tenant. What are the reasons for this?
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How is colour highlighted in the poem and why? List all the words in the poem that suggest colour.
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Many sentences and paragraphs in the excerpt begin with the word ‘And’. To what extent does this contribute to the rhetorical style of the lecture?
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Which are the lines in the poem that impressed you the most and why?
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You know what ‘hide-and-seek’ is. What would ‘hide-and-speak’ mean?
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Certain words in the poem are in capital letters — why?
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Why do you think that the poet has chosen the title ‘Telephone Conversation’? If you were to suggest another title for the poem, what would it be?
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The power of poetry lies in suggestion and understatement. Discuss this with reference to the poem.
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Study each of the following sentences and notice the balance between its parts. Pick out other sentences in the text that reflect this kind of balance
a. It is right that a false Latin quantity should excite a smile in the House of Commons; but it is wrong that a false English meaning should not excite a frown there.
b. Let the accent of words be watched, by all means, but let the meaning be watched more closely still, and fewer will do the work.
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Why does the poet prefer to be a primitive Pagan rather than a member of civilised society?
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What, according to the poet, are human beings out of tune with?
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What do you understand of the three voices in response to the question 'What does a novel do' ?
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The quill is the central element of the poem – what does it symbolise?
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You notice a sense of urgency in the poet's request – what is the reason for this?
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What would you say are 'the finer growths' that the story supports in a novel?
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How does Forster trace the human interest in the story to primitive times?
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How has the poet brought out her emotional attachment to her mother tongue?
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Discuss the importance of time in the narration of a story.
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Personification is a figure of speech that attributes human qualities to inanimate things and abstract ideas. How has it been used in the poem?
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