Poetry Essay Questions

1. Compare how a relationship is presented in The Manhunt and one other poem from

Relationships.

2. Compare how poets present strong emotions in Quickdraw and one other poem from

Relationships.

3. Explore the ways different types of relationships are presented in Praise song and one other

poem from Relationships

4. Compare how natural imagery is presented in Ghazal and one other poem of your choice

5. Compare how a sense of physical desire is presented in To His Coy mistress and one other

poem of your choice.

6. Compare how the theme of communication is presented in The Manhunt and one other

poem of your choice.

7. Compare attitudes towards love in Quickdraw and one other poem of your choice

8. Compare how bad feelings are presented in Sister Maude and one other poem of your

choice.

9. Compare how Sonnet 116 deals with the relationship between time and love and one other

poem from Relationships.

10. Compare the theme of enemies in To his coy mistress and one other poem of your choice.

11. Compare how people respond to the suffering of a loved one in Nettles and one other poem

of your choice.

12. Compare how The Manhunt explores the difficulties of caring for loved ones and one other

poem of your choice.

13. Compare how intense feelings are presented in Sonnet 43 and one other poem of your

choice.

14. Discuss the use of a narrator in Hour and one other poem of your choice.

15. Explore how the poets present the theme of frustration in His Coy Mistress and one other

poem of your choice.

16. Explore the use of gratitude in Praise song and one other poem of your choice.

17. Explore the theme of family relationships in Harmonium and one other poem of your choice.

18. Explore the theme of memories in Brothers and one other poem of your choice.

19. Explore the theme of death in His Coy Mistress and one other poem of your choice.

20. Explore how the persona in In Paris with you is motivated by desire and compare it to one

other poem of your choice.

21. Explore the use of how structure emphasises the tone in Born yesterday and one other

poem of your choice.

22. Explore the use of first person in The Manhunt and one other poem of your choice.

23. Explore the use of natural imagery in Nettles and one other poem of your choice

24. Discuss the use of sarcasm in His Coy Mistress and one other poem of your choice.