Piano Flashcards
Softly, in the dusk,
Gentle atmosphere + Natural light dims which creates intimate setting
Taking me back down
Power of song –> Instantly transported to a memory
Vista of years
Imagery –> The author has beautiful memories of childhood
in the boom of the tingling strings
Onomatopoeia + contrast with gentle sounds of the piano –> Emphasises how real the memories are
poised feet of a mother
Verb –> The mother is grateful –> Links to author’s childhood
Heart of me weeps
Personification –> Emphasises the great sadness
winter outside…cosy parlour
Contrast to cosy parlour –> emphasises security and comfort the family provides and the word “cosy” creates a sense of warmth
Hymns
Wholesome imagery –> The family is religious
Black piano appasionato
Plosives –> The hammering of strings mirrors his emotions
Flood of remembrance
Figurative Language –> Highlights the power of memory and the power of song as it brings back the memories
I weep like a child
Simile –> Shows lack of masculinity
Line 4?
Sibilance all throughout creates a soothing tone
Enjambment throughout the poem indicates what?
Represents the flood of memory and how he’s back to reality
Poem is written in what meter?
Trochaic meter which indicates he is longing to return
Themes of?
Childhood, memories, family