Penguin on the Beach Flashcards
1
Q
Structure
A
Use of enjambment emphasises words at end of lines and creates cohesive yet discrete description of events
2
Q
Strange Nature
A
- Penguin is a stranger in his own home - destructive nature of humans on the environment
- Negative words used to describe penguin to further show direness of his situation and the negative impacts of the humans
3
Q
The Cause
A
- Oil (1st stanza emphasis) is seen as the issue. Staining the penguin
- Destroying the environment of the penguin
- The unnatural oil has affected the penguin’s appearance which upsets the natural order of the penguin in his environment
- The intervention has traumatised him and he can’t return to the sea (his own home)
- Memory of home has been tainted
4
Q
Trauma
A
- The penguin has been traumatised by the event
