Continuumby

Allen Curnow

What is a ‘continuum’?

The Title

Why did the poet entitled the poem, “Continuum”?

What does he mean by this use of the term?

What did the poet mean by…

“All poems are rash acts”

Curnow’s impact on literature

C K Stead has written, "It was as if no one had quite seen New Zealand in the English language until Curnow saw it."

Literary Features to Explore What is the role of irony in the poem? Are there examples of personification? Is the tone the same throughout the poem? What is the extended metaphor and what is its

significance? What is the effect of enjambment in the

poem? Explore the meaning in the final

sentence/stanza.