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When I do count the clocks TONE

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Changes from pessimism to optimism/from hopelessness to hope

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When I do count the clocks STRUCTURE & HOW IT ENHANCES MEANING

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Poem is one sentence - extended metaphor to show how time never stops

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Cape of storms MAIN IDEA

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It’s not where you are that’s important, but whom you are with

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Cape of storms TONE

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Octave: depressed/melancholy
Sestet: grateful/cheerful/appreciative

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If thou must love me MAIN IDEA

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Love cannot be based on anything finite as when those things fade, so will the love

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If thou must love me TONE

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Contemplative, thoughtful, calm

Not a lot of open passion but genuine feelings expressed

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If thou must love me STRUCTURE

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No figures of speech - her emotion is pure and real

Dashes slow down the pace, controlling the emotion so it seems real and genuine

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Learn’d astronomer MAIN IDEA

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We mustn’t lose appreciation of the mystery and mystique of the world. We mustn’t only accept scientific explanations and forget about the wonder of the universe/nature.

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Learn’d astronomer TONE

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First 7 lines: boredom, frustration

Last 3 lines: serenity, peaceful, sense of relief as faith is restored

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Learn’d astronomer STRUCTURE

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First 5 lines: long to indicate boredom, disinterest
Last 4 lines: focus, interest

Poem is irregular - enhances meaning: one doesn’t have to follow scientific rules.

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The tyger MAIN IDEA

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Celebration of both the physical and the spirituals. They are both equals as they’re both creations of god. Neither should be denied but should be expressed and controlled

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The tyger TONE

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Wonder
Awe
Admiration

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The tyger STRUCTURE

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Regular rhythm - could represent sound of a hammer creating the tiger
Symmetrical - symbolises perfection
Alliteration - something random is given order/structure

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Ode to Autumn MAIN IDEA

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Although Autumn brings death, it shouldn’t be viewed so negatively. Life and death are intertwined, and death is necessary for change.

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Ode to Autumn TONE

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Melancholy
Reminiscent
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Joyful
Happy
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Ode to Autumn STRUCTURE

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Iambic pentameter - idea of completeness/continuity

Last 7 lines - new rhyme scheme: the idea of constant yet changing

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Long vowel sounds in Ode to Autumn

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Emphasise abundance of fruit/life

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Idea of orchestra in Ode to Autumn

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Everything is structures and organised/rehearsed

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Dover beach MAIN IDEA

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Amongst all the negativity and darkness, there’s a glimmer of hope which he finds in his relationship.

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Dover beach TONE

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Beginning - tranquil

Mood change in line 9 - fear, danger, violence, melancholy

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Dover beach STRUCTURE

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Lots of enjambment - shows feeling of desperation

Starts in a very ordered way, then becomes disordered, then ordered again

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Release MAIN IDEA

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Celebrates Mandela’s release, seen in a messianic way. Connects Mandela to Christ.

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Release TONE

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Awe
Appreciation
Wonder
Respect

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Release FIGURES IF SPEECH/EMOTIVE LANGUAGE

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Not much of it - impersonal

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My secret MAIN IDEA
A secret loses meaning once shared. Mocking poetry critics who always search for a deeper meaning when there may not even be one
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My secret TONE
Playful Tantalising Serious undertone
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My secret STRUCTURE
Irregular - the idea of a secret as nothing is obvious
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My secret POETIC TECHNIQUES
She plays with poetic techniques: end rhyme, internal rhyme, alliteration, assonance. Excessive use creates a playful mood
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My secret EXTENDED METAPHOR
The idea of the wrap as a form of protection | Winter - everything is hidden/covered by snow
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Hadedah MAIN IDEA
Hadedahs represent the Randlords who exploited SA of its treasures. They don't belong here just as Hadedahs aren't native to SA.
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Hadedah TONE
Critical Mysterious Disapproving
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Hadedah STRUCTURE
All lines enjambed except the last one - reflect wide view of joburg/ long streams of flight Line breaks - fractured history and segregation of the country Full stops in middle of sentence - Caesura - asking reader to pause and consider certain things Commas - create long lists of sites in Joburg: a place of complexity, contrast, abundance and tensions. Bird's eye view takes in everything Italics - show common refrain of privileged whites
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Hadedah RHYTHM
Slow and emphatic - reader must deliberate this ever-changing view of Johannesburg
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Poem is a painting MAIN IDEA
The true power in poetry and art lies in the imagination used to create and view them
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Poem is a painting TONE
Shifts between stanzas: From celebratory, contemplative to determined, argumentative Wide range of tones celebrates ability of art/poetry to cover a wide range of subject matters. From "violently beautiful" to gentle
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Poem is a painting STRUCTURE
Title is an extended metaphor - the rest of the poem proves her point Irregular - freedom of artistic expression
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What is Ekphrasis?
When you describe one form of art through another
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La Figlia MAIN IDEA
Trying to come to terms with sorrow, heartache, pain. The speaker is haunted by the experience of the break-up
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La Figlia TONE
Melancholy Contemplative Dramatic
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La Figlia STRUCTURE
Rhyme scheme and repetition are the only link between stanzas
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These fought in any case MAIN IDEA
War is immoral, unjustifiable, useless and destructive. It kills a promising generation, a loss of life which is tragic and unavoidable. War was just a power-play of the old politicians
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These fought in any case STRUCTURE
Not structured - emphasises disorder, chaise and destruction caused by war No rhyme - idea of disjointedness, lack of harmony Repetition - we never forget the destruction caused by war
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Poem in October MAIN IDEA
Who you are now depends on who you were in the past. You embody your past - you can never leave it behind you. Your past memories, struggles and experienced form the person you are today
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Poem in October TONE
Nostalgic Joyous Musical
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Poem in October MOOD
Vowel sounds form the mood - alliteration, assonance and sibilants
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Poem in October OWL IMAGERY
He worships the beauty of nature. The image of the church and cattle resembling a snail and an owl to him, which are natural beings
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Poem is October REPETITION OF "AND"
Can't separate past from present - connects two parts of his life, as one coherent memory
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Poem in October USE OF SOUND
He uses sound to describe emotions/experiences as it leaves nothing to the imagination as visual images would
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Poem in October SEASONS
Summer and Spring - happiness and innocence of childhood Autumn and Winter - adulthood and difficulties/decisions
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To the snake MAIN IDEA
Don't be afraid of sexuality. There's nothing evil about it and it's unnatural to suppress it
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To the snake TONE
Contemplative Thoughtful Gentle Romantic
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To the snake ENJAMBMENT
Snake moves fluidly and gracefully
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To the snake SYNAESTHESIA
Snake blends with the grass to become one entity - sexuality is a part of nature
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Herb garden MAIN IDEA
You can't live in the present and disregard your legacy. It will always be a pet of you. Different heritages don't have to clash
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Herb garden TONE
Gentle Peaceful Contemplative
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Herb garden TENSES
Last stanza in present tense - he has accepted his past
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Herb garden ENJAMBMENT AND ENDS WITH FULL STOP
Shows his ongoing struggle to deal with the legacy until he eventually finds peace
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Herb garden STRUCTURE
It is structured - his mother tried to create order in her life in a place which she found disordered
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My father's voice MAIN IDEA
The impact of our parents on us. Often it is only in retrospect that we can appreciate the gifts which they give us
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My father's voice TONE
``` Affectionate Warm Intimate Appreciative Praiseworthy Humble ``` (Herb garden is more detached/cerebral)
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My Father's voice PUNCTUATION
Little pause punctuation - reflects the way he is listing what he gained from his father
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My fathers voice LINE LENGHTS
Long lines about father vs. Shorter lines about himself. What his father has given him is immense but what his father didn't give him or have for himself was the power of using words in a poetic manner
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When I do count the clocks MAIN IDEA
The passing of time is inevitable. It's unpleasant how beauty fades and life is lost, but there's a way to conquer time: by having kids to continue one's legacy

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