Glasgow Sonnet Quotes/Evidence Flashcards
1
Q
Through the backcourt trash
A
Trash - Word Choice - Suggests that the people here are worthless
2
Q
Hackles on puddles rise
A
Hackles - Personification
Puddles - As with the air, the puddles are given a personality - angry/aggressive - this suggests violence/danger
3
Q
, old mattresses puff briefly and subside
A
Personification - Mattresses worn out/ finished
Puff - Onomatopoeia which dramatises the sounds to effectively create the setting
4
Q
Play-fortresses; Old mattresses; Sill buttresses; last mistresses
A
Rhythm and rhyme at the end of each line
5
Q
Of brick and bric a brac spill out some ash
A
Assonance - Repeated Sounds
6
Q
A mean wind wanders
A
Mean & Wanders - Personification
Wind Wanders - Alliteration
