mrs tilschers class Flashcards
what is the form?
formed around four stanzas
structure makes form powerful
what is the structure?
at the end of stanza two, there is a break up which represents the rite of passage
what does the reference to the blue nile represent?
the rite of passage
what is good about the opening tone?
it is a tender tone and shows its something she remembers well
‘Tana. Ethiopia. Khartoum. Aswan’
shows a chant, emphasises memorability
‘laugh of a bell’
marks playtime - personifies fun
what does the no rhyme scheme show?
the delight of childhood. Childhood is about fun rather than order
what are the concepts for this poem?
change
safety
growing up
what does the references to sugar paper and coloured shapes show?
simplistic images
> lack of worrys
‘glowed like a sweet shop’
stimulating and colourful
sensory experience
‘mrs tilscher loved you’
represents the simplicity. nothing mattered other than
declarative sentence - tone of pride
‘brady and hindley’
outside world, speaker wants to stay within safe confines of childhood
helps rid children of threat of outside world
‘that feverish july’
pathetic fallacy
what does the rite in passage show?
a change in growth
’. a rough boy’
marks the transferring of innocence to experience
