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In depth analysis of an extract of Simon Armitage's poem Out of the Blue from conflict section of English Literature anthology Moon on the Tides. Information on structure, language, form, techniques, imagery, comparisons included.
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2018-04-06T16:38:56Z
Extract from Out of the Blue - Simon Armitage
Poetic Techniques
Alliteration
'building
burning'
'twirling,
turning'
Questions
'Does anyone see a soul
worth saving?'
Rhetorical
Asks the reader to think
Is one life more important than another?
Death brings equality
Everybody
dies
'Do you think you are watching, watching a man
shaking crumbs or pegging out washing?'
Aware of audience
Contrasting everyday action with the horror
'So when will you come?'
Waiting for
rescue
Or death
Title
Blue sky = peace, tranquility
Unexpected event
Sudden
Contrast
Out of the sky came the
terrorist planes
Comparision
Language
'A bird goes by'
Sense of height
Wishes he could fly?
The world is still going on
Ending
'My arm is numb an my nerves are sagging.'
'Do you see me, my love. I am failing, flagging.'
Full stops at the end of each of the line
Sense of finality
Becoming tired
Giving up
'my love' - Reminds us that he's a real person
End of extract suggests end of mans life
'but the white of surrender is not yet flying
White flag
Surrender in war/conflict
White shirt
Not ready to give up
Subject and Themes
Written for the 5th anniversary of 9/11
The attack on the world trade centre
Written in the point of view of a man in the tower
Form and Structure
Seven stanzas but only an extract
Four-line stanzas
Charge of the Light Brigade
Both poems are public memorials for disasters
Enjambment
Repetition
'I am trying and
trying'
Powerless and desperate
'The depth is appalling.
Appalling'
'white cotton shirt'
Implied that he's an ordinary business man
Emphasises
'Small in the clouds, but
waving waving'
Cry for help,
despiration
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