English – Poems Of The Decade
Material
Title:
Considers the transition between childhood and adulthood, and the narrator’s
nostalgia for a less consumer-driven world through the description of a traditional
handkerchief.
Structure:
There are regular verses throughout the poem with the exception of the sixth stanza,
which breaks from the typical eight line rule of the poem to have nine lines, and is
also the only example of enjambment across stanzas.
The sixth stanza marks the tonal shift of the poem, as from this point onwards it has
the feeling of sadness-tinged nostalgia due to the changes in attitude which have
occurred throughout society.
Each stanza (with the exception of the fifth) ends with an end-stopped line, which
can be interpreted as representing the traditional structure of society and the world in
times gone by, with the one break in this pattern representing a transition.
Poem progressives the line length varies to indicate change in tradition and
disruption of old certainties. Rhyme scheme irregular. End stopped line to represent
the traditional society.
Apart from the 5th stanza they all end with end-stopped lines which is interpreted as
representing the traditional structure of society and the world in time goes by, on
break in poem to represent transition
‘she’d have one, always, up here sleeve’ with the caesura causing the reader to
reflect on this old parenting style that has been lost. Links to the continued
enjambment that is broken nearer the end of the poem to suggest the fast-passed
life and the carelessness towards human emotion
Material
Title:
Considers the transition between childhood and adulthood, and the narrator’s
nostalgia for a less consumer-driven world through the description of a traditional
handkerchief.
Structure:
There are regular verses throughout the poem with the exception of the sixth stanza,
which breaks from the typical eight line rule of the poem to have nine lines, and is
also the only example of enjambment across stanzas.
The sixth stanza marks the tonal shift of the poem, as from this point onwards it has
the feeling of sadness-tinged nostalgia due to the changes in attitude which have
occurred throughout society.
Each stanza (with the exception of the fifth) ends with an end-stopped line, which
can be interpreted as representing the traditional structure of society and the world in
times gone by, with the one break in this pattern representing a transition.
Poem progressives the line length varies to indicate change in tradition and
disruption of old certainties. Rhyme scheme irregular. End stopped line to represent
the traditional society.
Apart from the 5th stanza they all end with end-stopped lines which is interpreted as
representing the traditional structure of society and the world in time goes by, on
break in poem to represent transition
‘she’d have one, always, up here sleeve’ with the caesura causing the reader to
reflect on this old parenting style that has been lost. Links to the continued
enjambment that is broken nearer the end of the poem to suggest the fast-passed
life and the carelessness towards human emotion
