Personification and metaphor are aspects skillfully used to create a sad mood within the non-italicised part of his poem. Colquhoun uses personification to express his reactions during his time of mourning. In the first stanza we read lines like “the front door trembles like a lip” and “windows poke out their tongues for a drop of water”. The front door is a metaphor for his lip and the windows are a metaphor for his eyes. In both metaphors the verbs are what he is doing, crying. He is crying. Referring to his body parts as building parts and not what they showcase that Colquhoun is feeling trapped. He feels as if he is trapped inside a building unable to escape. The personification of the metaphors is effective as we wonder why he is referring to himself as a building. Buck's death has taken the floor out from under him, making him feel vulnerable and confided into a little place. In the seventh stanza these metaphors are brought back. “My eyes are grey rocks in a stream” is showcasing that his eyes are an object being flooded by water, his tears. He is stating he's crying without using the actual words, he doesn’t want to admit to his vulnerability in the exact words.
Tuesday, 28 July 2020
Unfamiliar Texts - Lament
Glenn Colquhoun uses multiple techniques to convey a sad mood in the non-italicised in his poem “Lament”. Colquhoun effectively uses the language technique repetition to showcase his lack of care for the world now that Buck has passed. The repetition of “It does not matter” is used in all five non-italicised stanzas of the poem. Repeating this phrase allows the audience to see that Bucks death has had an extreme effect on Colquhoun. It tells us that Colquhoun cared for Buck so much that now he's gone there's nothing else to care for. He spent a long time becoming invested in Buck just for him to be taken away from him, he doesn’t want to care for anything else just for it to be ripped from him. The most effective repetition of this phrase is “It does not matter if I am happy”. This is Colquhouns cry for help, he is admitting that his happiness is not worthy. He is asking for someone to help him be okay with the world again. The repetition of “It does not matter” is very effective, having it said over and over again allows the audience to see that he really does not care for anyone or anything and is just upset with his life at the moment. We feel empathetic and sad for Colquhoun.
Personification and metaphor are aspects skillfully used to create a sad mood within the non-italicised part of his poem. Colquhoun uses personification to express his reactions during his time of mourning. In the first stanza we read lines like “the front door trembles like a lip” and “windows poke out their tongues for a drop of water”. The front door is a metaphor for his lip and the windows are a metaphor for his eyes. In both metaphors the verbs are what he is doing, crying. He is crying. Referring to his body parts as building parts and not what they showcase that Colquhoun is feeling trapped. He feels as if he is trapped inside a building unable to escape. The personification of the metaphors is effective as we wonder why he is referring to himself as a building. Buck's death has taken the floor out from under him, making him feel vulnerable and confided into a little place. In the seventh stanza these metaphors are brought back. “My eyes are grey rocks in a stream” is showcasing that his eyes are an object being flooded by water, his tears. He is stating he's crying without using the actual words, he doesn’t want to admit to his vulnerability in the exact words.
Personification and metaphor are aspects skillfully used to create a sad mood within the non-italicised part of his poem. Colquhoun uses personification to express his reactions during his time of mourning. In the first stanza we read lines like “the front door trembles like a lip” and “windows poke out their tongues for a drop of water”. The front door is a metaphor for his lip and the windows are a metaphor for his eyes. In both metaphors the verbs are what he is doing, crying. He is crying. Referring to his body parts as building parts and not what they showcase that Colquhoun is feeling trapped. He feels as if he is trapped inside a building unable to escape. The personification of the metaphors is effective as we wonder why he is referring to himself as a building. Buck's death has taken the floor out from under him, making him feel vulnerable and confided into a little place. In the seventh stanza these metaphors are brought back. “My eyes are grey rocks in a stream” is showcasing that his eyes are an object being flooded by water, his tears. He is stating he's crying without using the actual words, he doesn’t want to admit to his vulnerability in the exact words.
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This is great, your statement clearly shows that you've answered and you have provided great evidence to support the authors sadness within his poem. You also included great effect on the readers and the insight the author was trying to relay. It seems that you are missing some wider world links, maybe try adding some later. The techniques you used in your essay show significance and related to the overall question.
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