Prayer before birth

Question 1

‘hear’ ‘console’ ‘provide’

Answer 1

Imperative verbs emphasise desperation and how they are commanding God to help them

Question 2

‘tall walls wall’ ‘black racks rack’

Answer 2

Alliteration and assonance which describes torture and entrapment which juxtaposes to the style of it being similar to a nursery rhyme

Question 3

‘white light’

Answer 3

Metaphor for God and commanding him for the guidance he provided

Question 4

‘forgive’

Answer 4

Imperative verb, asking for forgiveness for the sins which they will inevitably commit which highlights the sense of hopelessness they have for their life

Question 5

‘they’

Answer 5

Repetition suggests that their sins with be the responsibility of others due to the influence of the world around them having a negative affect of their actions

Question 6

‘must’

Answer 6

Repetition of modal verbs expresses the lack of freedom they have because everything is decided for them so now they have to do what is expected of them and they know they have no free will

Question 7

‘I must play’ ‘the cues i must take’

Answer 7

Metaphors comparing their life to a play which show they have to play along with the role they are expected to fulfil

Question 8

‘lecture me’ ‘hector me’ ‘laugh at me’

Answer 8

Passive verbs imply the works is acting against them and expresses the lack of control they have behaving things are happening at them also shows the fear of isolation

Question 9

‘freeze my humanity’

Answer 9

Metaphor that expresses their fear of feeling empty and that the world could cause them to lose any kind of substance, self or humanity

Question 10

‘thing’

Answer 10

Repetition enforces the fear that they will lose their humanity and will be seen as dispensable or could be manipulated for someone else’s gain

Question 11

‘like water’

Answer 11

Simile , water lack forms and substance and is easily manipulated which could imply the lack of control they feel they posses