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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Higher 2006- Unseen Poetry Practice ‘In the Can’ In the poem‚ a prisoner describes life in a prison. Every second is a fishbone that sticks In the throat. Every hour another slow Step towards freedom. We’re geriatrics Waiting for release‚ bribing time to go. I’ve given up trying to make anything Different happen. Mornings: tabloids‚ page three. Afternoons: videos or Stephen King‚ Answering letters from relatives who bore me. We’re told not to count‚ but the days mount here Like
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Unseen Poetry (Road 1940 by Sylvia Townsend Warner) a. The poet begins each stanza by ‘she said’ to convey to the reader about the woman’s feelings like in the first stanza ‘Who do I carry‚ she said‚ This child that is no child of mine’ showing her bewilderment as to why she picked up the child. The use of ‘she’ indicates the poem is written in a third person perspective‚ which is striking‚ as the reader knows only the thoughts and feelings of the woman‚ while other characters such as the child
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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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The Hurricane. The poem ‘The Hurricane’ creates a tense and fearful atmosphere to such an extent that the reader is made to feel as though they have lived through the hurricane themselves. The poet also uses many poetic devices to express this feeling‚ as well as almost exaggerating the aftermath. All of this creates the vivid atmosphere of the ‘roaring‚ screaming and returning‚’ that was so relentless in the poet’s eyes on the day of the hurricane. The scene of the poem is set in the first line
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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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English P1 Revision Introduction State the poem’s title‚ author‚ and a small introduction to the poem’s overall literal meaning. State the poem’s form‚ and any important literary devices which appear throughout it. Write about an important aspect of the poem which you will further discuss in your wildcard paragraph and eventually conclude in your last paragraph. Paragraph One: Structure and Narration Briefly mention the poem’s structure. Make note of the use of Enjambment or the juxtaposition
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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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