hide and seek

Question 1

• free verse + one long stanza
• bushes hold their breath
• direct speech, reach out to reader

Answer 1

growing up
transitioning into adulthood
- free verse + one long stanza - stream of conciousness, evolution of thoughts
- “bushes hold their breath” - foreboading imagery, uncertainty+challenge of growing up
- universalize childs experience, innocence to maturity

Question 2

• half rhymes
• “sacks, seaside, salty, shout”
• “the cold bites through your throat”

Answer 2

insecurity+uncertainty
leaving childhood behind
- half rhymes - disconnection+ unease
- sibilance - innocence+playfullness vs growing up
- “the cold bites through your throat” - personification, discomfort + fear and vulnerability

Question 3

“cold bites through your throat”
“they’ll never find you in the salty dark”
sporadic rhyming couplets

Answer 3

insecurity
internal struggles
“cold bites through your throat” - emotional impact of growing up
“they’ll never find you in the salty dark” - synaesthesia, fear of being found, strong image
sporadic rhyming couplets- emotional tension, uncertainty