Imagery plays a very vital role in this poem and it helps with the interpretation of the poem. Onomatopoeia such as ‘’the thinkling bottom’’‚ Alliteration such as ‘’Big dark blobs burned’’‚ diction such as ‘’sweet like a thickened wine’’ and similes such as ‘’sticky as Bluebeard’s’’ allows the reader to feel like they’re also blueberry picking.The imagery in the poem references blood and flesh‚ which adds to the extended and dark metaphor. The poem blackberry picking isn’t just about a boy picking
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‘Then she laughed’ [fingers through the hankie] The conclusion is that the snake is killed Although this is just another incident in her life Imagery and hyperbole are used to emphasises points by Lawson ‘Carrying a stick bigger than himself’ Onomatopoeia ‘Thud‚ Thud’ Dramatic Metaphors and symbolism ‘Worn out breast’ Symbolic of hardships Personification ‘Sickly daylight break The Chosen Vessel Related Text for Henry Lawson’s‚ ‘The Drover’s Wife’ by Barbra Baynton Similar to ‘The Drover’s
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this old chair? How did you expect me to find you?” Thus‚ he feels condescended and humiliated by other characters in reality. The themes are better conveyed to the readers because Thurber uses effective diction to describe the situation. He uses onomatopoeia to highlight the surreal fantasies. For instance‚ on two occasions‚ James Thurber used “pocketa” to recapture the sound of machines spewing: “ta-pocketa-pocketa-pocketa-pocketapocketa” and “pocketa-pocketa-queep-pocketa-queep”. The reoccurring
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We believe the speaker is a little boy‚ because he is at a playground and all his friends are boys. While the children are playing‚ one gets bit by a mosquito and has a conversation with it. The tone of the poem is youthful and humorous due to the situation presented. The form of the poem is the second and fourth line of the stanza rhyme‚ this is sometimes known as an ABCB rhyme scheme. Sound is important in the poem because it shows the actions of the kids as the bug bites them. This mosquito
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feels about those close to her ’my daughter will say ugh’ and ’my lover will be surprised.’ Both of these are to do with close relatives. It almost seems that she feels the need to impress them and to not let them down in some sense. Using ’ugh’ an onomatopoeia‚ makes you think that she is used to hearing that word and her daughter is often disappointed with her. ’My lover will be surprised’ this could mean she is not used to getting a positive response from her lover due to her looks. She feels the need
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forever be at peace because he fought for England. The most important metaphor however‚ is ’England’‚ which he uses to refer to his mother as well. he has given England a double meaning. The poem does not contain any similes or has not used onomatopoeia. Brooke personifies England repeatedly‚ referring to his country as a woman‚ mentioning the word ’her’ in the place of ’England’ (lines 6‚ 12). The repetition of the ’I’ sounds (lines 1‚ 11)‚ the ’A’ sounds (lines 4‚ 5‚ 12) and the ’E’ sounds (line
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that maybe the poem is going to be calm and serene‚ showing very ’pleasant’ imagery. However as soon as you progress onto the fifth line you start to see that the poem has a darker‚ more malevolent side to it. The poet used a very good example of onomatopoeia when he uses the word ’crunch’. ‘Two Scavengers in a Truck‚ Two beautiful People in Mercedes’ and ‘Nothings Changed’. ‘Two Scavengers in a Truck‚ Two Beautiful People in Mercedes’ by Lawrence Ferlinghetti‚ is a poem about four very different
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Discuss how the theme of childhood is presented in the poems “Piano” and “Half-past Two” The theme of childhood is presented in the poem “Piano” and “Half-past two”. The poem Half-past two‚ written by U.A Fanthorpe‚ is all about how vulnerable children and their childish innocence. In both poems the poets present childhood in different and exceptional way. In "Piano"‚ childhood is presented in a very idealistic way. The poet is remembering the good old times when he was sitting under the piano
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It was a Monday at sunny side daycare. The kids were always close together and we’re all friends. The kids at sunny side daycare were like sardines in a can. (Simile) They started talking about parents. They realized that they all had the same rules or about the same. They all had to go to bed before 9:00pm‚ they couldn’t have pop before they went to bed‚ they didn’t get allowance‚ and they always have chores. Then they started talking about how if they made a big fuss about it‚ they might get
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jewels‚ gleaming in the darkness. Metonymy - a thing or concept is not called by its own name‚ but by the name of something intimately associated with that thing or concept. Ex: Lend me your ear. The pen is mightier than the sword. Onomatopoeia - the use of words to imitate the sounds they describe. Ex: The burning wood crackled and hissed. Oxymoron - putting two contradictory words together. Ex: bittersweet‚ jumbo shrimp‚ and act naturally Personification - is giving human qualities
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