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Name three central themes of “The Whitsun Weddings” and state each in a phrase.
Think of the couples, the speaker, the afternoon, the families and the ending.
Why is a train journey a suitable frame for the poem's themes?
Think about stations, forward movement and a shared carriage.
Which of these best states a theme of “The Whitsun Weddings”?
A theme says what the story means, not only what happens in it.
What does the closing image of arrows turning into rain chiefly suggest?
Think of what rain does for the earth and of what it means when arrows disappear from view.
Write a paragraph of about 130 words on the theme of isolation and belonging, using the pattern point, evidence, explain, link. Do not quote the poem.
Keep the four parts in order and describe the evidence in your own words.
Draw a theme map. Put the poem's central idea in the middle, link five themes to it, and add one line of evidence for each, described in your own words and not quoted.
Ask what single idea would connect marriage, the speaker, time, the families and the ending.
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