Half Past Two Flashcards
What type of poem is it
A nostalgic narrative poem
Written In
Free verse with no rhyme or rhythm and using enjambament to create the effect of a flow of memory
‘Wicked’
The incongruous word shows that at the time he thought what he had done was extremely severe
‘He knew the clock far, the little eyes and the two long legs for walking’
Here he personifies time to show that he doesn’t understand it and views it as more of a thing
Timeformykisstime, gettinguotime, timeyouwereofftime
Childlike language shows he associates time with events as he doesn’t understand how it works
(I forget what it was)
He would have remembered it if it was really bad
Brackets show that it wasn’t important
It is written in 3rd person to
Disassociate his child self with his adult self to emphasise distance and time
And knew he’d esparce for ever
Into the smell of old chrysanthemums on her desk
Enjambament
Emphasises the movement of time
Silent noise
Oxymoron shows the silence
Scuttling
Association with an insect
Bestialisation to show how scared he was of her
