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Techniques * Second person: you could have asked for better
- directly at Bradman and suggests the affinity many people had for him * Ellipses: better...
- expressing the sympathy for Bradman on his disappointment for being bowled out * List: rules to play by, winners, clear white flannels
- giving a sense of order as opposed to the chaos and confusion during the depression * Personification: betrayed by your own game
- suggesting the emotional involvement of Bradman, positioning him as more than just a winner but a ‘hero’ excluding the fact he was bowled for duck.
The poem “bradman’s last inning” written by John Foulcher shows many readers that we are often prone to failure and disappointment. John Foulcher shows this through the use of second person in the first line “you could have asked for better...” which is addressed directly at Bradman and suggests the affinity many people had for him. Also in the same sentence John uses an ellipses at the end of “better...” The use of the ellipses is expressing the sympathy for Bradman on his disappointment for being bowled out. Additionally John uses a list in the third stanza giving a sense of order as opposed to the chaos and confusion during the depression. Furthermore John uses personification in the last line “betrayed by your own game” suggesting the emotional involvement of Bradman, positioning him as more than just a winner but a ‘hero’ excluding the fact he was bowled for duck. John’s uses of these techniques clearly show the audience that we are all often prone to failure and
- directly at Bradman and suggests the affinity many people had for him * Ellipses: better...
- expressing the sympathy for Bradman on his disappointment for being bowled out * List: rules to play by, winners, clear white flannels
- giving a sense of order as opposed to the chaos and confusion during the depression * Personification: betrayed by your own game
- suggesting the emotional involvement of Bradman, positioning him as more than just a winner but a ‘hero’ excluding the fact he was bowled for duck.
The poem “bradman’s last inning” written by John Foulcher shows many readers that we are often prone to failure and disappointment. John Foulcher shows this through the use of second person in the first line “you could have asked for better...” which is addressed directly at Bradman and suggests the affinity many people had for him. Also in the same sentence John uses an ellipses at the end of “better...” The use of the ellipses is expressing the sympathy for Bradman on his disappointment for being bowled out. Additionally John uses a list in the third stanza giving a sense of order as opposed to the chaos and confusion during the depression. Furthermore John uses personification in the last line “betrayed by your own game” suggesting the emotional involvement of Bradman, positioning him as more than just a winner but a ‘hero’ excluding the fact he was bowled for duck. John’s uses of these techniques clearly show the audience that we are all often prone to failure and