A need
loving
and
that
disrupted
contact.
harsh
(ironically)
connection
is contact
forwith
TITLE: A need for loving contact and connection that is contact
(ironically)
connection
A
disrupted
contact.
need
that
loving
harsh
withisand
for
A need
loving
that
connection
and
disrupted
contact.
harsh
(ironically)
is contact
forwith
disrupted by harsh contact. Title can also be referred ENJAMBMENT emphasises the outpouring
to as “T-ouch” (‘ouch’ showing pain.) of emotions.
Verb or noun Freedom to express his/her emotions freely. A
Poem is about his experience while being imprisoned.
sensory feeling.
Touch
Intermit + revealing that he’s vulnerable
Desperation When I get out → of jail. Sense of longing (to get out) & shows he’s incarcerated.
I’m going to ask someone
desperation for a
to touch me
kind spirit.
Treat him like a human.
Shows his
very gently please Adverbs- indicate the tender sensitive → Wants to feel the warmth.
engagement which is required from the speaker. Indicates he has trauma.
and slowly,
touch me
I want
He’s forgotten- lack of touch has taken away(stolen) life. He wants to be exposed
to learn again
to reality again. ‘AGAIN’ conveys this sense. He has a great need to fulfil.
how life feels.
Emphasises the
length of time.
I’ve not been touched
Refrain
for seven years
for seven years Unaffected the emotions.
I’ve been untouched
out of touch Being isolated from others, he is unaware what’s happening in other situations.(figuratively)
and I’ve learnt
to know now
the meaning of → He has been dehumanised/ rejected.
untouchable. Figuratively society dictates that you are avoided/shunned/alienated. A person who is despised.
Dash indicates shift in reasoning by showing the interruption of the statement is false.
Untouched – not quite
I can count the tings →indicates very little ‘tings’ touched him.
that have touched me
Listing it- highlights the negativity surrounding the things that touched him. Imprinted in his mind.
One: fists →That beat him into submission.
At the beginning Tone = Aggressive/ Forceful/ Savage
fierce mad fists Alliteration of strong ‘f’ sound → violent, harsh physical beatings.
emphasises sound of beating.
beating beating
till I remember
screaming → His response to the beatings.
Don’t touch me
Begging please don’t touch me. → Doesn’t want to be touched. He can’t defend himself.
Synecdoche: Paws probing
Two: paws
The first four years of paws
every day Repetitive indignity Alliteration- soft sounds, not as hard as the beating. Represents
Commanding patting paws, searching removal of dignity and the quiet intrusion of searching.
tone created – arms up, shoes off Shows lack of privacy in prison.
from TRIPLE legs apart –
EMPHASIS prodding paws, systematic
loving
and
that
disrupted
contact.
harsh
(ironically)
connection
is contact
forwith
TITLE: A need for loving contact and connection that is contact
(ironically)
connection
A
disrupted
contact.
need
that
loving
harsh
withisand
for
A need
loving
that
connection
and
disrupted
contact.
harsh
(ironically)
is contact
forwith
disrupted by harsh contact. Title can also be referred ENJAMBMENT emphasises the outpouring
to as “T-ouch” (‘ouch’ showing pain.) of emotions.
Verb or noun Freedom to express his/her emotions freely. A
Poem is about his experience while being imprisoned.
sensory feeling.
Touch
Intermit + revealing that he’s vulnerable
Desperation When I get out → of jail. Sense of longing (to get out) & shows he’s incarcerated.
I’m going to ask someone
desperation for a
to touch me
kind spirit.
Treat him like a human.
Shows his
very gently please Adverbs- indicate the tender sensitive → Wants to feel the warmth.
engagement which is required from the speaker. Indicates he has trauma.
and slowly,
touch me
I want
He’s forgotten- lack of touch has taken away(stolen) life. He wants to be exposed
to learn again
to reality again. ‘AGAIN’ conveys this sense. He has a great need to fulfil.
how life feels.
Emphasises the
length of time.
I’ve not been touched
Refrain
for seven years
for seven years Unaffected the emotions.
I’ve been untouched
out of touch Being isolated from others, he is unaware what’s happening in other situations.(figuratively)
and I’ve learnt
to know now
the meaning of → He has been dehumanised/ rejected.
untouchable. Figuratively society dictates that you are avoided/shunned/alienated. A person who is despised.
Dash indicates shift in reasoning by showing the interruption of the statement is false.
Untouched – not quite
I can count the tings →indicates very little ‘tings’ touched him.
that have touched me
Listing it- highlights the negativity surrounding the things that touched him. Imprinted in his mind.
One: fists →That beat him into submission.
At the beginning Tone = Aggressive/ Forceful/ Savage
fierce mad fists Alliteration of strong ‘f’ sound → violent, harsh physical beatings.
emphasises sound of beating.
beating beating
till I remember
screaming → His response to the beatings.
Don’t touch me
Begging please don’t touch me. → Doesn’t want to be touched. He can’t defend himself.
Synecdoche: Paws probing
Two: paws
The first four years of paws
every day Repetitive indignity Alliteration- soft sounds, not as hard as the beating. Represents
Commanding patting paws, searching removal of dignity and the quiet intrusion of searching.
tone created – arms up, shoes off Shows lack of privacy in prison.
from TRIPLE legs apart –
EMPHASIS prodding paws, systematic
