Quotes and annotations

“sun warmed in this late seasons grace”

“sun warmed in this late seasons grace” sibilance → already a pre-hint of a snake appearing

‘grace’ → related to the Christian religion. allusion to Adam and Eve The snake tricked Eve into making decisions, manipulation and untrustworthy. the devil = the snake

“he quested through the parting grass,

sun glazed his curves of diamond scale”

‘quested’ → makes the snake be seen as a hero, this contrasts stereotypes. allusions to fairy tales - noble, knightly. personified

‘parting grass’ → personification, allusion to the parting of the red sea, shows it’s importance and royalty

‘diamond’ → diamond cannot be cut, shows the snakes strength and power and rarity.

“Cold, dark and splendid he was gone

into the grass that his his prey.

we took a deeper breath of day”

‘cold’ and ‘dark’ → negative

‘splendid’ → positive view of the snake, ends with a positive, shows awe

‘deeper’ → shows gratitude

‘deeper breath’ → metaphor for relief , new beginnings of hope

Enjambement → shows the continuous action of the snake slithering one

change in rhyme scheme highlights unexpected behaviour by the snake.

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