Hunting Snake

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Structure	The poem is ABAB, and then ABBA on the last stanza showing how after the snake things are different which could have biblical connotations for the garden of Eden
Sun-warmed in this late season’s grace under the autumn’s gentlest sky we walked, and froze half-through a pace. The great black snake went reeling by	The sibilance shows grace and deviousness of the snake, almost hypnotic The caesura is antithesis as it breaks down the previous build up of a tranquil environment Diction connotes power
Head down, tongue flickering on the trail he quested through the parting grass, sun glazed his curves of diamond scale and we lost breath to see him pass.	Quest is a symbol for a warrior and dignity The parting grass could be a metaphor for fear The sibilance could represent his hissing A diamond is hard and beautiful, hence the comparison
What track he followed, what small food fled living from his fierce intent, we scarcely thought; still as we stood our eyes went with him as he went.	He is both rebelling and fascinating Shows how they care not of the prey but the entrancing visual image of him hunting caesura shows the sudden movemnt of a snake attacking
Cold, dark and splendid he was gone into the grass that hid his prey. We took a deeper breath of day, looked at each other, and went on	The lexis is evil and dominating again The splendid is antithesis to previous descriptions

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	Created by Reuben Veysey-Smith almost 10 years ago