Sounds Of The Day Flashcards
When a clatter came
Alliteration & onomatopoeia
Harsh sounds, sudden, noisy and startling impact
Metaphor to describe the moment of the argument/death
It was horses crossing the ford
Splashing noise, thunderous and loud, galloping big noise
River = divide
When the air creaked
Softer noise, moment of change
Onomatopoeia
Idea of creaking branch
A lapwing seeing us off the premises of its private marsh
“Us” - together
Shrill bird cry
Distance/Separation
Snuffling puff
Assonance
Gradually quietening sounds
Connotations of crying, upset
The tide blocking and unblocking a hole in the rock
Water imagery
Waves of emotion/sound waves
Emotions going in and out like the tide
The black drums rolled
Death march, ominous, dramatic
Sudden change in tone
Waves are rolling and black
Water falling sixty feet into itself
Huge waves folding, stormy, emotional turmoil, fighting anger
When the door
Sentence structure, short line after long lines
Focuses on moment
Things going quiet, relationship going silent
Scraped shut
Onomatopoeia and alliteration
Slowly, took effort
putting it behind you, shutting it out, someone leaving
Finality of ending in a sharp constant
It was the end of all the sounds there are
Isolated, separation
Contacts noisy sounds from before
Change in tone
You left me
“You” separated now compared to “us”
Accusing, personal, blunt, monosyllabic, simple hurt and betrayal
Directly to person who left him
Simple and powerful
Beside the quietest fire in the world
Hyperbole to highlight feelings of loss
“Quietest” contrasts sounds from before
The end of a short stanza, brevity suggests significance which adds impact
Fire = passion, rage and love
Lack of warmth and life
Hurt in my pride only
Thought it was just his ego/feelings
Didn’t realise how much it would affect him
Forgetting that
Focuses on his mistake instead of the reality of the loss which will turn out to be wise
