poetry anthology

what’s on an afternoon train abt?

white priveledge, casual racism, disconnected relationships

juxtaposition throughout on an afternoon train?

Sun + Snow

Egland + Jamaica

Him + Her

what does the juxtaposition in on an afternoon train show

disconnection between cultures in 1955

style of writting in on an afternoon train? what does it show?

prose, serious, story telling, ordinary, casual racism of 1955, daily/ordinary actions have power

what’s the ending of on an afternoon train like? what does this show?

hopeful, shows the speaker’s hope for the future

on an afternoon train ending quote, techniques and meanings

“so sincere she was beautiful” sibilance, positive, acknowledges her good intent

how is ignorance of white people shown in on an afternoon train

“hard to see why you would leave such a sunny country” priveledge enough to lack education on the matter, people migrated to england in the 50s to find work and a bette QoL

Themes of Name Journeys

fit in to society

western standards

Devices used in NAme journoeys

volta in middle, shift from positive to negative

name journeys Semantic field of connection at the start

entwined, interlacing, woven

semantic field of broken in name journyes

stumble, discordant, dislodged

sibilance in name journyes

spriritual sar-sisters

Meaning of Pot

people disconnected, the need to reconnect with heritage

contrasting life of pot

“washed” “made “loved” vs isolated, “the glass”

use of white space

Pot? // Pot?, can’t answer voided life bcs of colonialism and cultural disconnection.

Themes of Homing?

shldn’t feel shame in who ypu are

importance of industry in small towns

importance of heritage

Extended metaphor of the box quotes in homing

“beneath the bed” “ lock rusted shut” “jemmied open”

semantic field of industry quotes homing

“ factories” “night shift” “coal” “railways” followed by “ I wanted to swallow them all”

themes of homing

identity and family relationships

meaning

importance of nature and connection to it

describe the structure of with birds

couplets, excpt last line mirrors loneliness from lack of connection to God

quotes for man made semantic field of sound

“spoons slam” “can’t hear the barrister over the coffee machine”

quotes for natural semantic field of sound

“silence collapsed” “blaring so loudly”

juxtaposition of colour in with birds

“sun syrupped kauri trees” vs “grey tree in London”

What’s shall earth now more about?

nature=comfort

what man has done to man

how is god in nature shown in Shall Earth no more..?

metre and structure of a christian hymne

who is the speaker in Shall earth no more

The earth

How is the speaker in Shall Earth no more God like

omniscient: “i know”, “I’ve watched thee every hour”

describe the structure of Shall earth

christian hymn, abab rhyme scheme

how is the speaker compelling in shall earth

command words, “come back/ return and dwell with me”

What is Lines written in early spring about?

nature’s harmony

Quotes for Lines written in early spring on religion

"nature’s holy plan” “belief from Heaven be sent” “my faith” “soul”

Quotes for semantic field of loss in lines written in an early spring

“sad thought” “lament” “grieved my heart”

Themes of Lines Written In An Early Spring

-nature

-religion

-what man has done to man