Letters From Yorkshire - Maura Dooley

Letters From Yorkshire - Maura Dooley

1. "saw the firs lapwings return"

   • He's connected with nature

2. "his knuckles singing" (personification)

   • Shows the delight he feels

3. "It's not romance, simply how things are"

   • The narrator romanticises this man's life, but it's just reality for him

4. "feeding words" (figurative language)

   • "Creates a contrast between her feeding words and him feeding people

5. "Is your life more real because you dig and saw?" (rhetorical question)

   • Reflects how the issue is at the centre of the poem

6. "breaking ice"

   • Physical tasks shows how he sees his life as ordinary

7. "same news in different houses"

   • Watching the same news hints that their lives aren't so different

8. "our souls tap out" (spiritual language)

   • Shows that they have a deep and meaningful connection