Post by mrsanderson on Apr 24, 2015 8:04:56 GMT
Choose a poem in which the poet creates a particular mood or atmosphere. Show how the poet creates this mood or atmosphere by his or her choice of subject matter and use of poetic techniques.
Paragraph 3 - Stanza 4
P: Duffy also makes use of short sentences and assonance in order to make the reader feel sadness.
E: "A click. Not yet. A trick."
E: Short sentences create the effect that the reader is waiting with her for death - frightening and sad. Assonance draws attention to this.
Paragraph 4 - Stanza 5
P: Duffy's techniques in the previous stanza, and in stanza 5, help to convey the sad atmosphere in her poem to the reader. Her use of anaphora helps to show the brutality of the soldiers.
E: "After the terrible moans, a boy washes his uniform."
E: Contrast created - something awful followed by something ordinary or mundane. Innocence stolen from German people also hinted at in the use of "boy". This encourages the reader to feel guilt and sympathy.
Paragraph 5 - Stanza 6
P: In the final stanza, Duffy underlines her message: that we should not forget those who died in the holocaust, and creates an atmosphere of sadness, which provokes respect in the reader.
E: Use of question: "Do you not consider me?"
E: Despite the distance in time and space between modern readers and the persona's experience, the poet implies here that we should never forget her. In using a question, the reader is forced to think about the issues in the text, and to reflect on the evil faced by the Jewish prisoners.
In conclusion, it is clear that Carol Ann Duffy has been successful in creating a sad atmosphere in her poem "Shooting Stars." In using techniques such as euphemism and anaphora, she makes the reader think about the atrocities faced by the Jews in the holocaust. I felt her use of short sentences in "A click..." was very effective as it revealed the cruel nature of the soldiers toying with their prisoners, and really puts you in their place.
Paragraph 3 - Stanza 4
P: Duffy also makes use of short sentences and assonance in order to make the reader feel sadness.
E: "A click. Not yet. A trick."
E: Short sentences create the effect that the reader is waiting with her for death - frightening and sad. Assonance draws attention to this.
Paragraph 4 - Stanza 5
P: Duffy's techniques in the previous stanza, and in stanza 5, help to convey the sad atmosphere in her poem to the reader. Her use of anaphora helps to show the brutality of the soldiers.
E: "After the terrible moans, a boy washes his uniform."
E: Contrast created - something awful followed by something ordinary or mundane. Innocence stolen from German people also hinted at in the use of "boy". This encourages the reader to feel guilt and sympathy.
Paragraph 5 - Stanza 6
P: In the final stanza, Duffy underlines her message: that we should not forget those who died in the holocaust, and creates an atmosphere of sadness, which provokes respect in the reader.
E: Use of question: "Do you not consider me?"
E: Despite the distance in time and space between modern readers and the persona's experience, the poet implies here that we should never forget her. In using a question, the reader is forced to think about the issues in the text, and to reflect on the evil faced by the Jewish prisoners.
In conclusion, it is clear that Carol Ann Duffy has been successful in creating a sad atmosphere in her poem "Shooting Stars." In using techniques such as euphemism and anaphora, she makes the reader think about the atrocities faced by the Jews in the holocaust. I felt her use of short sentences in "A click..." was very effective as it revealed the cruel nature of the soldiers toying with their prisoners, and really puts you in their place.