2. Why do you think the book was divided into sections?
Do the sections make sense?
3. How did you feel about the collection overall? Did you
like/dislike it? Why?
4. Did you notice any particularly striking uses of
simile/metaphor?
5. Could you relate to the subject matter of the poems?
6. Nature and natural themes feature quite strongly in
this collection, how did you feel about the language and use of natural imagery?
Did you like/dislike it? Was it too much?
7. Did you notice any particular moods or feelings within
the writing?
8. Did you get much sense of the author or narrator from
reading these poems?
9. Did you notice any recurring themes and ideas within
the collection?
10. How did you feel about the title poem?
11. In the poem
Fontanelles there are quite a few references to different scientists and also
to characters from classic literature, did you mind this? Did it exclude you
from the text? Did it enhance your reading of it?
12. What did you think of the title poem? Did you
like/dislike it? Why do you think it was the title poem?
Glossary:
Werner
Karl Heisenberg – one of the pioneers of
quantum mechanics. Awarded Nobel Prize in Physics in 1925. Considerable
controversy surrounds his work on atomic research during World War II.
Jacques
Lucien Monod – French biologist. One of the
founders of molecular biology. Won the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in
1965.
Jacques
Loeb - German-born American physiologist and biologist. Loeb was nominated many times for the Nobel
Prize but never won. Loeb was able to cause the eggs of sea urchins to
begin embryonic development without sperm.
Irène
Joliot-Curie – daughter of Pierre and Marie
Curie. Along with her husband, Joliot-Curie was awarded the Nobel Prize for Chemistry in 1935 for
their discovery of artificial radioactivity.
