Aunt Julia Flashcards by Olivia Keen | Brainscape

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Form?

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Adult reminiscing of childhood
•child’s perspective
•associates practical objects with AJ (buckets, brown eggs, black skirts)

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Meaning?

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AJ synonymous to home
•misunderstood matriarchal woman
•inner turmoil
•outsider

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Language?

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1st stanza anaphora= emphasis on lack of closeness with AJ
always practical objects= nothing sentimental, masculine
5th stanza repetition= Volta to adulthood when AJ had died

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Imagery?

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“men’s boots”= tough exterior metaphorical
“buckets…water flouncing”= secure exterior but inner instability
“winds….round house”= constantly moving around home as misunderstood

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Rhyme scheme?

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None= train of consciousness

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Tone?

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end line= guilt, regret and incomplete

* “marvellously”= admiration for AJ

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Structure?

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stanzas 1,2,3+4= memories
stanzas 5+6= reflective of AJ
object stanzas longer= trigger shorter, reflective stanzas which follow
cyclical

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Links?

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AUTOBIOGRAPHY= adult reflecting on childhood
JOHN MOUDLY= home synonymous to an individual
MFPM= nostalgic tone

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