My Father Played The Melodeon

Question 0

Form?

Answer 0

Child’s perspective

•heightens magic of Christmas

Question 1

Meaning?

Answer 1

Reminiscing about family on Christmas Day, going to church as a community

Question 2

Language?

Answer 2

• nativity incorporation= “Bethlehem” “stars” “three wise kings”
• “6 Christmases..”= Christmas defines years; emotional attachment
• last 2 lines= Volta; innocence he only had as a child, now selfish

Question 3

Imagery?

Answer 3

• Melodeon= unifies community

* pragmatic imagery= “cow-house” “stable-lamp”

Question 4

Rhyme scheme?

Answer 4

• none= flow of thought, excitement of the day

* last stanza= Volta rhyme, concludes poem+ links “cows” and “blouse” symbolising maturity

Question 5

Tone?

Answer 5

• magical tone
• community tone
• last stanza= tone of guilt

Question 6

Structure?

Sounds?

Answer 6

• repetition of title= initiates magic of the day, melodeon begins the day
• chronological order of events per stanza= journey of child across whole day
• cyclical structure= reflective

Question 7

Links?

Answer 7

1. AJ= cyclical structure/pragmatic imagery