poetic techniques used in half past two
Answers
Answer:
Personification – “time hides tick-less waiting to be born” – personifying time.
Personification is also used on the clock to a person with legs and arms.
Repetition used a lot.
Anaphora is used – repetition of “into” at the beginning of each line.
Oxymoron – “silent noise”
Answer:
Theme: Childhood
Type: Free Verse
Background
Tells the story of an incident in
Background
Tells the story of an incident in a young boy’s life – told to stay back in class as punishment for “Something Very Wrong” he had done
Forgetting is another key theme of the poem
The boy knows the important times of the day (to him) – doesn’t think actual time is important
Teacher presented in an unfavourable light – reference to her “scuttling in”
Beginning and ending
Opening line (“Once upon a schooltime”) is a variation of a classic fairytale opening
This line immerses us in the child’s world
Encouraged to think of it as a narrative story
Ends on a note of nostalgia – describing the time-free state
Language
Personification – “time hides tick-less waiting to be born” – personifying time
Personification is also used on the clock to a person with legs and arms
Repetition used a lot
Anaphora is used – repetition of “into” at the beginning of each line
Oxymoron – “silent noise”
Onomatopoeia – “scuttling in” and “tick-less”
Sensory language – smell of old flowers “silent noise”
Made-up words emphasize the child’s response to time and is very endearing and make the reader sympathize
These made up words also enable the readers to see things from the child’s point of view
Explanation:
ʜᴏᴩᴇ ᴛʜɪꜱ ᴡɪʟʟ ʜᴇʟᴩ yᴏᴜ..ᴩʟᴇᴀꜱᴇ ꜰᴏʟʟᴏᴡ ᴍᴇ