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COMPLETE THE QUOTE (Waking with Russell): “We woke up…”
“…face-to-face like lovers”
T: imagery + word choice
A: Just as lovers are close and intimate
L: so too does the narrator have a close and affectionate relationship with his newborn so
COMPLETE THE QUOTE (Waking with Russell): “His own smile, or…”
“… one I’d rediscovered”
T: word choice
A: Has connotations of mirroring the smile and finding an innocence that was once lost
L: Shows that the father has found a purity and innocence that was once lost through his newborn son
COMPLETE THE QUOTE (Waking with Russell): “Mezzo…”
“… del cammin”
T: Word choice, meaning midlife
A: Has connotations of being in limbo, or the middle of your life
L: shows that the narrator was lost before his son was born
COMPLETE THE QUOTE (Waking with Russell): “True…”
“… path”
T: imagery
A: Just as devotees see the true path to enlightenment and salvation which is their true purpose
L: so too did the narrator not see the path to his enlightenment/purpose of life before his son
COMPLETE THE QUOTE (Waking with Russell): “Pledged…”
“…myself forever”
T: Word choice
A: Has connotations of devoting yourself to a higher power
L: shows that
COMPLETE THE QUOTE (Waking with Russell): “True gift…”
“… never leaves the giver”
T: Imagery
A: Just as gifts are given in an exchange
L: so too is the gift of life given to Russell by the narrator given back to him as a newfound sense of purpose for his life
COMPLETE THE QUOTE (The Thread): “They don’t…”
“… know how it held”
T: sentence structure of a short sentence
A: Bluntly emphasises
L: the shock of the doctors that Jamie survived, which explores strength in weakness
COMPLETE THE QUOTE (The Thread): “Brought us here…”
“… to me and to you and Russ”
T: Sentence structure of a list
A: Emphasises the scale
L: of the unity of the family after experiencing Jamie’s traumatic birth together
T: word choice
A: “brought” has connotations of powerlessness and being guided
L: shows that the family was brought together by fate and destiny alone, they had a lack of control of Jamie’s fate
COMPLETE THE QUOTE (The Thread): “Twin-engined…”
“…swaying wingspan”
T: Imagery
A: Just as a plane is pushed forward by the driving force of its engines
L: so too is the narrator pushed forward to their purpose by his sons
COMPLETE THE QUOTE (The Thread): “Two-year-old lungs…”
“… somehow out-revving every engine in the universe”
T: Imagery
A: Just as an engine is loud and powerful
L: so too is Jamie now full of life and energy, he has overcome his fragility during birth and is now stronger
COMPLETE THE QUOTE (The Thread): “Thread is holding…”
“… all of us”
T: word choice
A: connotations of unity and being held together
L: shows that the traumatic birth of Jamie unified the narrator’s family and fortified them, shows themes of family relationships
COMPLETE THE QUOTE (The Thread): “The white dot…”
“… of your mother waving”
T: imagery
A: just as a white dot is bright and warm
L: so too does Jamie now have a bright and warm future he can look to, the narrator can also now have hopes for the future
COMPLETE THE QUOTE (The Circle): “in" one great…”
“… heavenly design”
T: sentence structure of enjambment
A: emphasises the scale
L: of the interconnectivity of the universe, and of Jamie’s imagination
COMPLETE THE QUOTE (The Circle): “(thank god)…”
“…all his body can recall”
T: sentence structure of parentheses
A: emphasises
L: the gratitude of the narrator that Jamie’s shake is the only remnant of his traumatic birth
COMPLETE THE QUOTE (The Circle): “The dream…”
“… is taxed”
T: word choice
A: dream has connotations of goals and hopes, and taxed has connotations of something being taken or lost
L: shows that dreams and goals come with a cost, failure is an inevitable cost of life and having dreams
COMPLETE THE QUOTE (The Circle): “Fourteen billion….”
“… year old song”
T: Imagery
A: Just as a song is repetitive without new lines and sounds
L: so too is failure a repetitive thing throughout space and time, and part of the interconnectivity of the universe
COMPLETE THE QUOTE (The Circle): “keep our arrows…”
“…halfway straight”
T: imagery
A: just as an archer cannot complete control the trajectory of their arrows
L: so too are we powerless to destiny and we cannot completely control the trajectory of our lives’ and whether we succeed or fail
COMPLETE THE QUOTE (The Circle): “Filling with…”
“… the perfect ring”
T: word choice
A: has connotations of successful or without flaw
L: this shows that even though Jamie failed to draw a circle, he succeeded in his goal in creating a circle. Flawlessness and success is something that comes with failure and loss, they coexist
EXTRA QUOTE (WWR): “Whatever…”
“…the difference”
T: word choice
A: connotations of being dismissive
L: the narrator’s life was irrelevant
EXTRA QUOTE (WWR): “possessed…”
“…him”
T: Imagery
A: Just as to be possessed it to be taken over completely and controlled by
L: So too are the narrator and his son overtaken by the feelings of joy created by his smile
EXTRA QUOTE (WWR): “Dear…”
“…son”
T: Word choice
A: dedicating this stanza to his son
L: shows how he is dedicating his life to his son
EXTRA QUOTE (WWR): “Cut in front…”
“…and lit it as you ran”
T: imagery
A: Just as you cut in front of someone to disrupt their path
L: so too did Russell disrupt his father’s lack of direction
EXTRA QUOTE (WWR): “it rolled…”
“…on”
T: Imagery
A: Just as something rolls on for a long time
L: So too will the son’s smile affect the narrator for a long time and throughout his life
EXTRA QUOTE (TT): “ploughed straight…”
“… back into the Earth”
T: imagery
A: just as people dig into the ground to create graves
L: so too is Jamie close to death as he is born
EXTRA QUOTE (TC): “circuitry…”
“…they run”
T: imagery
A: Just as a circuit connects electronic components
L: so too is Jamie connected to the rest of the universe in his experience, he is at the centre of the universe
EXTRA QUOTE (TC): “ “will and natures…
“…are the same”
T: word choice
A: connotations of what we want and what happens being the same
L: what we want/do is already planned out by the universe, powerlessness to destiny
EXTRA QUOTE (TC): “you just can’t help…
“… but broadcast it”
T: word choice +imagery
A: can’t help has connotations of powerlessness, you can’t stop it. Broadcast it is a metaphor of being shown to the universe
L: word choice shows powerlessness to fate, imagery highlights interconnectivity of the universe in their experience of failure
COMPLETE THE QUOTE (11B): “Base…”
“…camp”
T: Imagery
A: Just as a base camp is used to start a difficult journey,
L: so too is the journey into adulthood difficult
COMPLETE THE QUOTE (11B): “Horizontal…”
“…sleet”
T: Pathetic fallacy
A: Uncomfortable/painful sleet mirrors
L: emotions felt by the boys as they grow up
COMPLETE THE QUOTE (11B): “me and…”
“…Ross Mudie”
T: Word choice
A: The childish phrases have connotations of excitement
L: Highlights the excitement of the narrator as he journeys into adulthood
COMPLETE THE QUOTE (11B): “the shillings, tanners…”
“… black pennies, florins”
T: Sentence structure of a list
A: Emphasises
L: The scale of excitement felt by the narrator in a childlike manner as they have money
COMPLETE THE QUOTE (11B): “half-crown…”
“…threepenny bits”
T: sentence structure of repetition
A: Emphasises
L: the low value money and foreshadowing the insignificance of their money
COMPLETE THE QUOTE (11B): “chank…”
“…together”
T: Onomatopoeia
A: A childish sound being created
L: Highlights the speaker’s excitement in the seemingly large amount of money
COMPLETE THE QUOTE (11B): “comics…”
“…sweeties, and magic tricks”
T: Sentence structure of a list
A: Emphasises the scale of childish excitement
L: Naivety as their money cannot buy all of this
COMPLETE THE QUOTE (11B): “However…”
“… I am obscurely worried”
T: Word choice
A: Connotations of abstract worry and being vague
L: Shows the lack of knowledge of the narrator as they enter adulthood, excitement and confidence is now gone
COMPLETE THE QUOTE (11B): “procedure…”
“…the protocol of travel”
T: A change in tone
A: The change in register symbolises a more grown up attitude
L: This shows that the narrator has now grown up and is aware that there are rules and customs children do not know about
COMPLETE THE QUOTE (11B): “Where should we sit…”
“… when to pull the bell”
T: Sentence structure of a list
A: Emphasises
L: The scale of anxiety and worry of the narrator
COMPLETE THE QUOTE (11B): “streets that…”
“… suddenly forget”
T: Personification
A: Symbolises the confusion of the boys
L: what they know is now useless, shows the change of adulthood and their change from confidence to confusion
COMPLETE THE QUOTE (11B): “charred…”
“… wreck of itself”
T: imagery
A: Just as a burnt bus is broken and cannot be used to go back
L: so too is the change into adulthood permanent and the destruction symbolises the end of childhood
COMPLETE THE QUOTE (11B): “black waves…”
“… fold in”
T: pathetic fallacy
A: shows waves crushing their surroundings in a world-ending manner
L: which symbolises the loss of childhood and the destruction of naïve confidence
COMPLETE THE QUOTE (11B): “sisters and mothers…”
“… are fifty years dead”
T: imagery
A: Just as people lose their relationships due to age and death
L: so too has entering adulthood changed the surroundings and relationships of the narrator
COMPLETE THE QUOTE (TS): “dug so…”
“..solemnly”
T: word choice
A: connotations of intense sadness and grief
COMPLETE THE QUOTE (TS): “I might admire…”
“… my handiwork complete”
T: enjambment
A: emphasises
L: scale of irony as he admires his swing but not his decision regarding his child
COMPLETE THE QUOTE (TS): “frail…”
“… trapeze”
T: imagery
A: Just as a circus performer delicately balances
L: so too is the balance of life and death fragile
COMPLETE THE QUOTE (TS): “that…”
“…engineers”
T: imagery
A: just as engineers create things that inevitably break down
L: so too does life always lead to death
COMPLETE THE QUOTE (TS): “dark to…”
“…dark”
T: contrast with bright and repetition
A: contrast emphasises the difference and closeness of life and death. Repetition emphasises the lack of afterlife and how their is nothing after this life
COMPLETE THE QUOTE (TS): “like a…”
“…rope”
T: imagery
A: just as you balance on a rope over a stream
L: so too is temporary life a delicate balance
COMPLETE THE QUOTE (TS): “coldness of…”
“…my creed”
T: word choice
A: connotations of belief system and emptiness (cold)
L: shows a lack of belief and comfort in the idea of an afterlife
COMPLETE THE QUOTE (TS): “her feet…”
“…upon the ground”
T: word choice
A: connotations of closeness and physical touch
L: shows that the speaker believes she always existed; closeness despite death
COMPLETE THE QUOTE (TS): “like arrows…”
“… from her side”
T: imagery
A: just as you shoot a bow to destroy life
L: so too does the speaker’s partner have the power to destroy life
COMPLETE THE QUOTE (LATE): “day…”
“… you lost”
T: imagery
A: just as you lose track of time when you are doing something enjoyable
L: so too does Russell lose track of time as he searches for shiny rocks
COMPLETE THE QUOTE (LATE): “played…”
“… the jeweller”
T: imagery
A: just as a jeweller hunts for gems and precious rocks
L: so too is Russell searching for the best rocks on the shore which have the coolest designs
COMPLETE THE QUOTE (LATE): “one would…”
“…blink”
T: personification
A: just as people and beings blink
L: so too do only some stones have life and beauty
COMPLETE THE QUOTE (LATE): “stony…”
“…sleep”
T: imagery
A: just as stones cannot wake up as they are inanimate
L: so too is it rare for a rock to have a shiny and lively design
COMPLETE THE QUOTE (LATE): “So I…”
“…collect”
T: imagery
A: just as a hunter searches for the best items to collect
L: so too does the speaker spend his life searching for ideas
COMPLETE THE QUOTE (LATE): “which are dead…”
“…and which have the surprise”
T: contrast
A: emphasises
L: the lack of the reader being able to see which ideas become poems, he has to search hard
COMPLETE THE QUOTE (LATE): “pool…”
“…to tell me”
T: imagery
A: just as Jamie has a collection of rocks to help him search for the best ones
L: so too does the narrator have nothing to help him find the best poems
COMPLETE THE QUOTE (LATE): “with…”
“…the tear”
T: word choice
A: connotations of strong emotions
L: the speaker uses his emotions to develop his poetry
COMPLETE THE QUOTE (LATE): “makes a…”
“…mirror”
T: imagery
A: just as a mirror reflects feelings and has a bright reflection
L: so too do some ideas reflect the speaker’s feelings
COMPLETE THE QUOTE (LATE): “This is why….”
“… I sit up through the night”
T: short sentence
A: emphasises
L: the message to his son and how he is confident that he knows the answer
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