This document contains detailed analysis, context and in-depth literary conventions for the Poetry section of the Edexcel A-Level English Literature course. Further support is given to students with the inclusion of quotation banks providing students with the foundations to be successful in essay q...
Perhaps suggests the importance of one making their own history. Memories
Uncertainty at the time
Structure:
There is a highly irregular structure throughout the poem, with the free verse being
used to its full effect with no particular consistency in stanza or line
length whatsoever.
This is very effective because it helps to convey the confusion and strong changes in
emotions that could be felt by someone hearing the news, with their thought process
becoming erratic as they attempt to process the information.
There are occasional stanzas which seem more deliberate and structured, showing
small sections of collected thoughts
The mix of condensed and fragmented stanzas could be interpreted as showing the
way in which different elements and parts of society could be seen to have
disintegrated and been damaged over time, as a result of the gradual loss of
collective memory of important past events.
Loss and confusion is further emphasised by the unfinished feeling that many lines
have as a result of enjambment, with multiple lines flowing over each other.
No particular consistency in stanza or line length – conveys confusion and strong
changes in emotions that is felt by someone hearing the news – demonstrates the
erratic state to process information
Smaller stanzas represent parts of society have disintegrated and been damaged
over time due to loss of past events over time
Enjambment to represent the continued loss, long term effects and confusion of the
event.
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