Piano Flashcards

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Form?

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  • 1st person= more personal

* autobiographical= cathartic for reader

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Language?

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  • “A child”= 3rd person when reminiscing: his detachment from childhood/memory
  • enjambment= a train of thought, upset about the memory
  • assonance= child-like, softer sounds make home a comfortable place
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Imagery?

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  • Stanza 1: nostalgic about mother, joyous experience
  • stanza 2: yearning to return to that memory
  • stanza 3: loss of innocence into manhood
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Rhyme scheme?

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  • AABB= togetherness of mother + son

* ^ pressing peddles= making music together, work as one

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Tone?

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  • nostalgia
  • develops into realisation of irreversibility of life
  • longing to return to childhood
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Structure?

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  • each stanza develops from the latter

* train of thought

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Links?

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  1. AJ= nostalgic tone
  2. MFPM= assonance sound tricks
  3. Baby Song= rhyme scheme togetherness
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Meaning?

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Mother playing the piano embodies home.

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