children of wealth Flashcards

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what is it about?

A

Talks about how rich children even though have everything they need and could want, lack love and attention.

also that children should not be protected from the real world as they need experience and lessons to learn and move forwards

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2
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overall meaning

A

money can’t buy happiness

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3
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6 techniques used in the poem

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lexical field - a segment of reality symbolized by a set of related words

metaphors - typically by saying that something is something else

repetition

imagery

imperatives - an essential or urgent thing

juxtaposition - Juxtaposition is an act or instance of placing two opposing elements close together

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4
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is there a rhyme scheme

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yes

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What is used in order for the poem to have meaning

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uses contrasting tones, contrasting adjectival phrases, the second person and a powerful ending

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