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THE LONER – Julie Holder
Figurative Language
He leans against the playground wall,
Smacks his hands against the bricks
And other boredom-beating tricks,
Traces patterns with his feet,
Scuffs to make the tarmac squeak,
Back against the wall he stays -
And never plays.
The playground's quick with life,
The beat is strong.
Though sharp as a knife
Strife doesn't last long.
There is shouting, laughter, song,
And a place at the wall
For who won't belong.
We pass him running, skipping, walking,
In slow huddled groups, low talking.
Each in our familiar clique
We pass him by and never speak,
His loneness is his shell and shield
And neither he nor we will yield.
He wasn't there at the wall today,
Someone said he moved away
To another school and place
And on the wall where he used to lean
Someone had chalked
'watch this space'.
RHYME
ALLITERATION
ONAMATOPOEIA
PERSONIFICATION
SIMILE
METAPHOR
ASSONANCE
HYPERBOLE
Also a metaphor
Level: Year 7/8
Genre: Poem
VOICE – A teenager/s seeing the events occur - experiencing isolation
TONE – Sad, alone
MOOD - Sad
THEME – Not everyone has the chance to fit in
REPRESENTATIONS – Adolescence – being alone – Some teenagers don’t always fit in – isolation – there will always be someone who thinks they are alone.
VALUES – Friendship and connections
ATTITUDES – It can be hard to fit in
BELIEFS – You may not always fit in but there will always be someone like you
THESIS: “The Loner” represents adolescence as a time of loneliness and isolation. Julie Holder expresses a boy’s isolation through poetic techniques within this poem such as alliteration, rhythm, similes and metaphors exemplify its slow and doleful tone and, when collaborated, add to the overall effect of the poem. It explores the environment surrounding the character and his response to the seclusion. Considerable emphasis has been applied to the movement of the poem to capture the readers
Figurative Language
He leans against the playground wall,
Smacks his hands against the bricks
And other boredom-beating tricks,
Traces patterns with his feet,
Scuffs to make the tarmac squeak,
Back against the wall he stays -
And never plays.
The playground's quick with life,
The beat is strong.
Though sharp as a knife
Strife doesn't last long.
There is shouting, laughter, song,
And a place at the wall
For who won't belong.
We pass him running, skipping, walking,
In slow huddled groups, low talking.
Each in our familiar clique
We pass him by and never speak,
His loneness is his shell and shield
And neither he nor we will yield.
He wasn't there at the wall today,
Someone said he moved away
To another school and place
And on the wall where he used to lean
Someone had chalked
'watch this space'.
RHYME
ALLITERATION
ONAMATOPOEIA
PERSONIFICATION
SIMILE
METAPHOR
ASSONANCE
HYPERBOLE
Also a metaphor
Level: Year 7/8
Genre: Poem
VOICE – A teenager/s seeing the events occur - experiencing isolation
TONE – Sad, alone
MOOD - Sad
THEME – Not everyone has the chance to fit in
REPRESENTATIONS – Adolescence – being alone – Some teenagers don’t always fit in – isolation – there will always be someone who thinks they are alone.
VALUES – Friendship and connections
ATTITUDES – It can be hard to fit in
BELIEFS – You may not always fit in but there will always be someone like you
THESIS: “The Loner” represents adolescence as a time of loneliness and isolation. Julie Holder expresses a boy’s isolation through poetic techniques within this poem such as alliteration, rhythm, similes and metaphors exemplify its slow and doleful tone and, when collaborated, add to the overall effect of the poem. It explores the environment surrounding the character and his response to the seclusion. Considerable emphasis has been applied to the movement of the poem to capture the readers