Trials Paper 1 Analysis Flashcards
“sweeps in a flood the sun-hats, and surfboards, spotted scarves”
soundscape
sibilance
“children screaming” & “seagulls”
soundscape
auditory imagery
“sunshades striped like candy”
visual imagery
childlike, youthful, vibrant description
despite adulthood, she can view things youthfully and innocently
“cleansing of waters the first wave”
biblical allusion
illuminating the renewing yet inevitable effect of time
“From the roadway”
volta/truncated sentence
after the full stop, a physical pause
change of setting (leaving summery, nostalgic beach vignette)
marking the inevitable descent into the weary landscape
“where the flies settle, and the abandoned cat prowls”
visual imagery
come winter, beach transforms into a bleak place
“long shadows” compared to “low bellied cats”
simile
“again, stealthily flattening the grasses”
assonance of a
creates languid atmosphere, contrasting with S2
“a flock of starlings: school children, chatterers”
sibilance/visual imagery/metaphor
onomatopoeic effect, contributes to soundscape, mimics bustling morning
presenting children as a group of spritely small birds (zoomorphism)
children has a zest for life, due to their youth and innocence
“a book by Satre in his pocket… listens moodily to the Top Forty”
soundscape/contrast
auditory imagery of pop music
his dark glasses obscure his eyes
contrasts classical literature with modern art, paralleling the multifaceted nature of our lives with the everchanging body of artistry
“life gets better as I grow older”
first person/observational poem
platitude uses this cliche to go against the human tendency of fearing old age, and how a fulfilled life follows the tenet that you “live to get old” (Ford)
“not giving a damn”
use of colloquialism, letting go of poetic formality, showcases the freedom she’s found in old age
“looking slantwise at everyone’s morning”
diction, universality of human experience, uniting readers
Her unique perspective is explored within the diction of “” as she savours and reimagines even the simplest moments, imploring the audience to do so too
“gum leaves burnt on the fire”
“savour of sadness”
tone of sadness
synesthesia of taste of sadness, smell of burnt, visual of fire
associates autumn with burnt flora
“smoke was bitter”
“contesting with the crossed blades”
sadness ➡ resentment
personification: smoke as a warrior “detecting ambush”
enjambment parallels the inevitability of soldier heading into conflict, passage of time (how we head into old age)
