6.1.3

Key Quotes & Comparisons

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Key Quotes in Letters From Yorkshire

Here are some key quotes from Letters From Yorkshire

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‘You out there, in the cold...'

  • ‘You out there, in the cold, seeing the seasons / turning, me with my heartful of headlines’.
    • These two lines show the contrast that the narrator feels exists between her life indoors and her lover's life outdoors.
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‘Word of that other world...'

  • ‘Still, it’s you who sends me word of that other world / pouring air and light into an envelope’.
    • In the final stanza, the narrator uses the language of communication ('sends' and 'word') to show how the letters provide a connection between the two worlds.

Key Comparisons: Letters From Yorkshire

Here are some suggestions for poems you could compare Letters from Yorkshire to. Remember, there are endless options!

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Sonnet 29

  • Consider comparing how the two poems explore the physical and mental state of a relationship and how they differ.
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Winter Swans

  • Compare the use of natural imagery in bringing two people together.

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1When We Two Parted - Lord Byron (1788-1824)

2Love’s Philosophy - Percy Bysshe Shelley

3Porphyria’s Lover - Robert Browning (1812-1889)

4Sonnet 29 - Elizabeth Barrett Browning (1806-1861)

4.1Sonnet 29 – ‘I think of thee!’ Analysis

5Neutral Tones - Thomas Hardy (1840-1928)

6Letters from Yorkshire - Maura Dooley (Born 1957)

7The Farmer’s Bride - Charlotte Mew (1869-1928)

8Walking Away - Cecil Day Lewis (1904-1972)

9Eden Rock - Charles Causley (1917-2003)

10Follower - Seamus Heaney (1939-2013)

11‘Mother, Any Distance’ - Simon Armitage (Born1963

12Before You Were Mine - Carol Ann Duffy (Born 1955)

13Winter Swans - Owen Sheers (Born 1974)

14Singh Song! - Daljit Nagra (Born 1966)

15Climbing My Grandfather - Andrew Waterhouse

16Grade 9 - Comparisons

16.1Grade 9 - Comparisons

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