Poem - "Candle" Flashcards
Key Plot Points
A candle is melting, which symbolizes how short life is.
The writer saying “read brother read” symbolizes education.
Repeated words/phrases
Read brother read
Rhyme scheme
Free verse (no rhyme sceme)
Figures of speech
“Shadows become obdurate and mock pantomimes of you” - personification
Imagery created from “the wax is melting fast”
Signifies time or life
Imagery created from “silhouettes of gloom grow longer”
Symbolizes death is coming
Imagery created from “only the wick shines red now”
Symbolizes you are almost dead/at the end of your life.
Themes
Education and time
Why does the poem have run on lines/enjambment?
- Makes the poem flow
- Symbolises the passing of time and the need to act now/quickly
Minimal full stops
Makes it conversational
Sounds like a speech
Diction
- Shows action and the need to act quickly
- “Shadows”, “silhouettes” and “gloom” create a somber mood
