PLAN
1 - Power of bird
2 - Beauty of bird
3 - Ending
“thump“
forceful connotation + onomatopoeia = bird’s power
“a battle“
anticipation in reader
narrator’s possible fear of bird
plosive hyperbole = bird’s power
“chaotic clatter of wings“
cacophony of sounds + harsh alliteration = mirrors chaos of persona’s feelings
convoluted sentence structure + polysyndetic listing, alters pace = chaos of scene
“A fallen angel. A griffon“
fear grown to respect
mythical language = awe towards creature
grandiose imagery + depth of description = importance of moment, stemming from grief (distraction)
“like a turkey in a butcher’s shop“
simile, juxtaposes beauty + death
stresses value of bird in recovering from dad’s death
“It was the wrong bird.“
short sentence + para, reduced pace = anticlimactic structure + deflation of emotion in persona
“wind-wrecked hair and exhausted eyes“ “…?’
description = women’s need for our pathos in grief
elipse, broken syntax + pleading questions = pathetic speech
autobiography (prompted by grief) = catharsis