Journey The North Coast

Question 1

Assumption

Answer 1

The poem, Journey the north coast explors the transformative power of nature as well as shapin individuals worldviews

Question 2

Topic sentence

Answer 2

the significance of a journey is made apparent in the beginning stages of the novel where the personal invites us through their transformative journey, viewing the pure natural beauty of the world as well as the urbanised city full of superficial values, where realisation of the destructive powers humankind have are made notable

Question 3

metaphor

Answer 3

“the train….tears the wind apart”

• reveals the destructive implications urbanisation poses not only to nature but to individuals inner peace
• persona returning home is an emotional experience
• was once a place of beauty and tranquily that provided comfort

Question 4

personification

Answer 4

“the water sways…it joins through my hand”

Symbolic of the immense power nature holds
- water symbolises purity and freedom
- the personas rediscovery of a sense of completness and comofrt retuning home

Question 5

metaphor

Answer 5

“one of those bright crockery days”

• fragility of nature
• lightness and positivity of memories are revealed
• the role of nature is a catalyst for self-realisation in regards to how experiences of their past have shaped their identity and worldviews

Question 6

juxtaposition

Answer 6

“theres sunlight rotating off the drab carpet”

• gray effectively juxtaposes the interioir and exterioir world
• difference between the tranquil luminsescent world of nature to the dull dark interioir of the train
• range of emotions a journey evokes on an individual
• reflective of the personas newfound sense of spiritual contentment back home