Aunt Julia Flashcards
“Stained with peat”
Shows that she has become part of the land. The peat places aunt julia firmly within the landscape
“crickets being friendly”
Personification: affirms the persona is comfortable here - emphasises Julia’s connection with nature
“She was winds…..in a teapot”
Long metaphor - compares Julia to the land and highlights the close connection she had to it.
“Seagulls voice”
Metaphor - could refer to what her voice sounded like, harsh etc. But it’s also another connection to nature.
“unanswered”
Enjambment - the structure of it being on its own line leaves the reader dissatisfied as the persona may feel.
“getting angry with so many questions unanswered”
The persona couldn’t answer her questions and she couldn’t answer his. There are more wider questions of the death, of her way of life and of the changing world. The repetition highlights her frustration.
“Silenced”
A startling contrast to the noise and energy of earlier in the poem. It also sounds enforced as if it took a strong force to silence her.
“I could not answer her, I could not understand her”
The repetition highlights the persona’s frustration at the communication barrier
“She wore men’s boots when she wore any”
Men are associated with strength and hardcore labour - but she goes a step further and doesn’t even wear shoes
“water flouncing into them”
Transferred epithet - the flouncing portrays the energy of Aunt Julia
Where does basing shark relate to Aunt Julia?
The connection with nature
How does Assisi relate to Aunt Julia?
Loss of a way of life - the loss of the kindness and compassion of the church.
How does visiting hour relate to Aunt Julia?
The loss of a loved one.
