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Created by Reuben Veysey-Smith
over 9 years ago
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Question | Answer |
Structure | It is a sonnet, the change of rhyme scheme from ABAB could show a sudden realization |
I watched a giant cockroach start to pace, Skirting a ball of dust that road the floor. | Hyperbole of giant, could be a metaphor of how things can be avoided but build up, dust ball is a symbol for this |
At first he seemed quite satisfied to trace A path between the wainscot and the door, | Personification of the cockroach, could be a symbol for a journey through life |
But soon he turned to jog in crooked rings, Circling the rusty table leg and back, | Continued personification encoding the theme of life. Could show how we become in-patient with the boredom of life |
And flipping right over to scratch his wings- As if the victim of a mild attack | cacophony of back and attack showing tension and violence. Enjambment builds tension |
Of restlessness that worsened over time. After a while, he climbed an open shelf | This is where the rhyme scheme changes indicating realization. Metaphor for the drive to accomplish something huge, like a mid-life crises. The diction used is very aggressive and violent |
And stopped. He looked uncertain where to go. Was this due payment for some vicious crime | Caesura shows shock maybe. There is also a Buddhist allusion, could be symbol of what to do once you've reached the top |
A former life had led to? I don’t know Except I thought I recognised myself | Caesura again, showing the break down of the poems structure. the repetition of I brings the focus back to the author |
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