Blessing Flashcards
The skin cracks like a pod
Simple sentence using a similie shows it’s always on their minds
Personification shows how dry the skin was and helps the reader to imagine what it’s like
‘Splash’ ‘echo’
Onomatopeya
Rush of fortune
Metaphor for water
The voice of a kindly god
Shows water is life giving like god
Small splash
Sibilance sounds like the water hitting the bottom, created image
A roar of tounges
Personification all people going to drink
Highlights desperation.
‘A congregation: every man woman’
This caesura draws attention to the phrase and emphasises religious imagery used to show water is sacred, and shows the vast amount of people who gather
Almost as if they have come to worship water
Liquid sun
Sun represents light and hope and shows what water means to them
Metaphor
Polished to perfection
Alliteration draws attention to the amazingness of water
Blessing sings
Personification
Religious
Water is blessing them
Middle stands is long because
It’s descirivng the wonder of water and highlights it’s importance
‘Silver crashes the ground’
Again highlights the waters importance by describing it as a precious thing like silver
Metaphor
