English Poem- Nettles Device Quote Evaluation Line 1: Metaphor and Repetition “nettle bed” and “nettle” The metaphor of “nettle bed” symbolises both the glee and misery the son with experience throughout his life. The sonnet form of this poem links to the theme of love that the father has for his son and his determination to protect him from the threats of the world that the son is powerless to. Line 2: Military metaphor “green spears” The militaristic metaphor and the war like imagery used throughout
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The poem ‘Nettles’ is a poem that explores the relationship between a father and his son‚ “Nettles” is cleverly structured i.e. the writer uses engaging imagery and words that normally wouldn’t be used in the context present within the poem to effectively get the poet‘s message across. In the poem ’Nettles’‚ the writer takes something that could be pondered as a simple yet common occurrence‚ and with some deep thinking about its implications‚ arrives at an insight into what could be outweighed as
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How does ’Manhunt’ and ’Quickdraw’ present difficult experiences of love? (45 minutes) The poem ’Manhunt’ was written by Simon Armitage for women experiencing marital problems after their husbands returned from war. Similarly‚ ’Quickdraw’ has a main theme of painful love and the hope of repairing it. Both poets explore the idea of the women desperately attempting to fix their damaged relationships and describing the suffering that it brings with it. Simon Armitage devises war metaphors and phrases
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Comparison of “The Manhunt” and “Quickdraw" Structure: - I personally feel that the structure of the two poems "The Manhunt" and "Quickdraw" vary a lot with each other in many different ways. Firstly‚ "The Manhunt" has been arranged in very short‚ precise‚ two- lined‚ separate stanzas. I think Simon Armitage did this to emphasize the SMALL steps in this painstaking process of returning a man to the real world after all the suffering and traumatizing scenes he has witnessed in war. There is also
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When analysing poems ’Netttles ’ and ’born yesterday ’‚ both are similar in how they show a parents love and responsibility for a child. While ’Nettles ’ highlights the anxieties that a parent has for their child‚ the latter deals with the hopes a parent can wish upon their child. Both use various language techniques and structure to convey how parents can have different ways of expressing their relationship and love for a child. Born yesterday depicts this love for a newborn baby‚ but this poem
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Nettles Relationship Parent and child: My son aged three’. The speaker loves his son and is fiercely protective of him. He describes his skin as ‘tender’ (L6). He responds to the nettles in a violent way- ‘slashed in fury’ (L10). He approaches their destruction in a methodical way ‘next task’ (L12). Subject The subject is a small vulnerable boy and ‘he came seeking comfort’ (L5)- he looks up at his father. The alliteration of ‘blisters beaded’ shows the harshness of the skin on his ‘tender
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Nettles by poet Vernon Scannell is a reflective poem based on the poet trying to protect his son from hurting himself in a nettle bed. I found this poem very emotional and touching and this is mainly why I chose to write about it. The poet reflects on his own experience to prove his point of view‚ and he achieves this‚ and I indent to analyse what point he is trying to convey in this poem. The poem is set in the poets own garden‚ with the nettles hidden out of sight behind the shed. The young
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Nettles by Vernon Scannell The poem ‘Nettles’ by Vernon Scannell revolves around a father’s perspective on an accident involving his son‚ through which the poet explores a father-son relationship‚ wherein the father tries to protect his son from the various difficulties in life. However‚ despite his efforts to shield his son from these problems‚ they will be a constant threat in life. The boy here is a metaphor for the army‚ with the nettles being an extended metaphor of recurring war. The combined
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another person in ‘In Paris with You’ and ‘Quickdraw’. The speaker in ‘In Paris With You’ implies that he has recently experienced the painful ending of at least one romantic relationship‚ "Don’t talk to me of love. I’ve had an earful...". On the one hand his attitude to love is cynical and dismissive. However‚ there are also hints that he may not be as vehemently opposed to beginning a new romantic attachment as he initially claims. The speaker in ‘Quickdraw’ is also experiencing conflict in a romantic
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Vernon Scannell’s poem ‘Nettles’ has been written from the perspective of a father. In Scannell’s poem he talks about his son and his son’s individual experience of injury and harm. Scannell is outraged with the enemy who has hurt his son‚ and will continue to hurt him through the years. Throughout the poem‚ Scannell mentions ‘regiment’ ‘fierce parade’ and ‘recruits’. These words build up an extended metaphor of an army/enemy. The sense of an enemy reflects the persona’s feelings and emotions
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