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Twiggyy

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heyy i saw this past question for section one and i have NO IDEA how 2 answer it:

its a poem called starting from central station
"in what ways days the poem relate to the idea of journeys?" (2 marks)
"identify 2 poetic technics used by the poet and explain how theyre used" (2 marks)

HERES THE POEM

A moon hands in the air,
Its hands at ten past ten:
My father leaps alive
And i shrink to his son

My father strides ahead
And stops to have a word
With men in caps who laugh.
He slips them a reward.

The trolley rolls behind
With boxes stacked like bricks:
Smoke and a whistle blow
And i am fifty six.

Houses move through the parks,
Streets run with greens and reds:
Night conjures up ythe same
Old promises and dreads.

The train is on its way
And daylight gets to work,
Puts father in a box
And shoves him in the dark.


okay thats the poem, you guys have probably read it before..
The techniques im thinking bout are enjambent, rhyme and onomataopea with "houses move through the parks".. but how do they convey journeys??
HELPP !!
 

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A moon hands in the air,
Its hands at ten past ten:
My father leaps alive
And i shrink to his son

My father strides ahead
And stops to have a word
With men in caps who laugh.
He slips them a reward.

The trolley rolls behind
With boxes stacked like bricks:
Smoke and a whistle blow
And i am fifty six.

Houses move through the parks,
Streets run with greens and reds:
Night conjures up ythe same
Old promises and dreads.

The train is on its way
And daylight gets to work,
Puts father in a box
And shoves him in the dark.

"in what ways days the poem relate to the idea of journeys?" (2 marks)
"identify 2 poetic technics used by the poet and explain how theyre used" (2 marks)
It shows journeys on many levels e.g. journey through time-"hands at ten past ten" , moving from one place to another - a physical journey "Houses move through the parks" as well as imaginative journeys.

There are heaps of techniques...
simile-With boxes stacked like bricks
personification-Its hands at ten past ten
imagery-And daylight gets to work

that should do.
 

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Twiggyy said:
heyy i saw this past question for section one and i have NO IDEA how 2 answer it:

its a poem called starting from central station
"in what ways days the poem relate to the idea of journeys?" (2 marks)
"identify 2 poetic technics used by the poet and explain how theyre used" (2 marks)

HERES THE POEM

A moon hands in the air,
Its hands at ten past ten:
My father leaps alive
And i shrink to his son

My father strides ahead
And stops to have a word
With men in caps who laugh.
He slips them a reward.

The trolley rolls behind
With boxes stacked like bricks:
Smoke and a whistle blow
And i am fifty six.

Houses move through the parks,
Streets run with greens and reds:
Night conjures up ythe same
Old promises and dreads.

The train is on its way
And daylight gets to work,
Puts father in a box
And shoves him in the dark.


okay thats the poem, you guys have probably read it before..
The techniques im thinking bout are enjambent, rhyme and onomataopea with "houses move through the parks".. but how do they convey journeys??
HELPP !!
Doesnt the tittle"Start" itself depict the begining of the journey ??
well that all i could think of in the 30 seconds worth of reading this post .. good luck tmrw
 

goan_crazy

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Where was this from?
do u have any other questions ud be able to put up by any chance? :)
 

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Puts father in a box
And shoves him in the dark
this connotes that his father died and the box is the coffin and the grave... i dun noe... i remember doing this...
 

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why's everyone so worried about this text
it's not like its going to be asked tommorow :D
 

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