Every Three Hours

Question 1

Subject Matter

Answer 1

• Gender based violence, femecide, prematuredeaths of women

Question 2

Purpose

Answer 2

Themes
* systemic violence, societal failure to protect women.
* fear, powerlessness, and the dehumanization of victims.

Intent
- Demonstrate harsh realities women face
- criticize the ineffectiveness and complicity of societal institutions in perpetuating this violence.
- evoke awareness and a call to action.

Question 3

Emotion

Answer 3

• Tone = somber, urgent, critical. It conveys a sense of frustration and mourning for the victims.

Question 4

Structure

Craftmanship

Answer 4

• Free verse

Question 5

Language

Craftmanship

Answer 5

Diction = appropraite to the subject matter; “carnage,” “panic,” “brutal,” “murderers” gory images of death convey a sense of severity.

Question 6

Imagery

Craftmanship

Answer 6

• Repetition: The phrase “this country buries us before we are born” - reinforces themes
• Juxtaposition - “safe spaces with murderes”
• Symbolism: Everyday locations (schools, malls, churches) symbolize places that should be safe but are instead sites of danger and betrayal.
• Anadiplosis (nervous conditions; power)

Question 7

Movement

Answer 7

• The poem moves quickly (anaphora) from one image to another, reflecting the relentless nature of the threats described.
• The lack of punctuation in some lines creates a breathless, urgent pace.
• Fullstops + caesurae emphasises disruption and chaos: “and. even. with. light” - no matter the circumstances, women will always be unsafe

Question 8

Sound

Answer 8

• Sibilance “safe spaces”
• Anaphora “To, to, to” (adds to fast pace; urgency)