Poetry - In Mrs Tilschers class T6

Question 1

Relationship

Answer 1

Relationship between Mrs Tilcher and students she guided through childhood.
“While Mrs Tilcher chanted the scenery” WC chanted.
“Mrs Tilcher loved you” SS powerfu.

Question 2

Character

Answer 2

Speaker moving from childhood to adolescence.
“Sky split open into a thunderstorm” metaphor compares growing about to a thunderstorm scary yet exciting.
“Inky tadpoles changed from commas to explanation marks.” Metaphor children’s learning develops like a frog.

Question 3

Imagery and WC to convey theme

Answer 3

Theme growing up and loss of innocence.
“Inky tadpoles changed from commas to explanation marks.” Metaphor- theme of growing up.
“Heavy sexy sky” wc sexy loss of innocence.

Question 4

Painful experiences

Answer 4

Loss of innocence and growing up
“But stared at your parents, appalled” we of appalled.
“That feverish July” wc of feverish negative connotations illness (moving from childhood to adulthood)