AQA English GCSE: poetry love and relations quotes and authors

Who wrote Love's Philosophy?

Percy Shelley

What is loves Philosophy about ?

Speaker is using the natural world and how it is in pairs to convince his love interest to be with him.

What is a quote from Loves philosophy?

'the sunlight clasps the earth as the moonbeams kiss the sea

Who wrote sonnet 29 ?

Elizabeth Browning

What is sonnet 29 about ?

The speakers borderline obsessive thoughts about their lover

What is one quote from sonnet 29 ?

My thoughts twine and bud about thee, as vines about a tree

Who wrote When We Two Parted?

Lord Byron

What is When we two parted about?

Lord Byron expresses his sorrow for a secret lost relationship

What is one quote from When We Two Parted ?

Pale grew thy cheek and cold

Who wrote Neutral Tones?

Thomas Hardy

What is neutral tones about ?

Recount of speaker meeting his former lover, the atmosphere is cold and dead like their love for each other

What is one quote from neutral tones ?

And the sun was white

Who wrote Winter Swans?

Owen Sheers

What is Winter Swans about ?

A couple is on a walk after fighting and are reconciling like the weather

What is one quote from winter swans ?

The clouds have given their all - two days of rain

Who wrote Prophiriya's Lover ?

Robert Browning

What is Prophiriya's Lover about?

A man who can cope with his emotions towards his lover so he strangles her

What is one quote from Prophiriya's Lover ?

the sullen wind... tore the elm-tops down for spite

Who wrote Singh Song!

Daljit Nagra

What is singh song about ?

Shop keeper loves his wife so much that he abandons work to make love to her.

What is one quote from singh song ?

And ve made Luv, like vee rowing through Putney

Who wrote The Farmer's Bride?

Charlotte Mew

What is Farmers bride about ?

Faner marries a young girl, who runs away but is caught. The bride doesn't engage with her bus die and is very miserable.

What is one quote from farmers bride ?

Like the shut of a winters day

Who wrote Eden Rock?

Charles Causley

What is Eden Rock About ?

speaker reflects on death of his parents as they are having a picnic on the other side of the stream, away from him.

What is one quote from Eden rock ?

her hair, the colour of wheat, takes on the light

Who wrote Before You Were Mine?

Carol Ann Duffy

What is Before you were mine about ?

The speaker is looking at a photo of her mother and looks at the sacrifice her mother had to make to her lifestyle to raise her.

What is one quote from before you were mine ?

I see you clear as scent, under the tree

Who wrote Walking Away?

Cecil Day-Lewis

What is one quote from walking away ?

Saying what God alone could perfectly show

What is Walking away about ?

Father is reflecting on sons childhood but is now séparerez due to him going to school.

Who wrote Mother Any Distance?

Simon Armitage

What is Mother Any Distance about ?

Speaker talks about his connection with his mother and how he is growing up and getting further away from his mother.

What is one quote from mother any distance ?

Anchor. Kite.

Who wrote Climbing My Grandfather?

Andrew Waterhouse

What is climbing my Grandfather about ?

Speaker reflects on their childhood and him playing with us grandfather and learning about him.

What is one quote from Climbing my Grandfather ?

Smooth and thick like warm ice

Who wrote Follower?

Seamus Heaney

What is follower about ?

A young boy looks up to his dad who is a farmer wanting to be like him. But in the future he chooses a different Job to his dad.

What is one quote from follower ?

His shoulders Globed

What is Letters from Yorkshire about ?

Father and daughter sending letters to each other, despite their differences they get joy from each other

Who wrote Letters From Yorkshire ?

Maura Dooley

What is one quote from Letters from Yorkshire ?

Pouring air and light into an envelope