Skirrid Hill by Owen Sheers
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- Skirrid Hill-Owen Sheers
- "Typical" writing style
- Tersets,
- Winter Swans-The tersest in the poem emphasise how they are separated by their awkwardness and anger after their fight,
- Free verse or unrhymed poetry,
- Service- The structure of the poem is in free verse could be described as chaotic and stressful like the work in the kitchen,
- Sounds e.g. sibilance and alliteration
- Inheritance-"From my father a stammer like a stick in the spokes of my speech"- Highlights the difficult relationship between father and son
- Contrasts with his mother's contributions which uses plosive alliteration like "pain in pleasure" which creates a more soothing tone,
- Inheritance-"From my father a stammer like a stick in the spokes of my speech"- Highlights the difficult relationship between father and son
- Echoing
- Telephone wires
- Calendar- "Swallows crotchet and minim the telephone wires"
- Landmark-" They noticed the telephone wires, the time"
- Swallows- " cutting their sky jive between the telephone wires."
- Sheers is emphasising the modernisation of society and creating the image of our homogenous society where everyone is the same,,
- Telephone wires
- Enjambment
- On Going- Her enjambment in Stanza 1 and 3 could represent the slow and heavy breathing of the women and its unevenness,
- Extended metaphors (unusual conceits)
- Song-The metaphor of a Magpie emphasises their shallow relationship and he is only attracted to her good looks like Magpies are attracted to shiny objects,
- However, the metaphor of a Magpie could also suggest his love is pure for the female because magpies mate for life,
- The Wake- The metaphor of a ship throughout the poem is used to emphasise that the man's life and his profession means his death will affect many people,
- Song-The metaphor of a Magpie emphasises their shallow relationship and he is only attracted to her good looks like Magpies are attracted to shiny objects,
- Tersets,
- Key Themes
- Separation
- The Family,
- Memories
- Farther
- The Family,
- Trees
- On going
- Inheritance
- Amazon
- Farther
- Relationships
- Valentine
- Winter Swans
- Show
- Night Windows
- Song
- Welsh Identity
- Flag
- History
- Mametz Wood
- Inheritance
- Skirrid Fawr
- The Steelworks
- Farther
- Isolation
- The Singing men (Isolation from society)
- L.A. Evening
- The Fishmonger
- Landmark
- Female Form,
- Skirrid Fawr
- Four Movements in the Scale of Two
- Change/ transformation
- Intermission
- The Farrier
- Mametz Wood
- Stitch in Time
- Amazon
- The 'pulse' of Skirrid Hill
- Transience (changing in the passing of time)
- Loss
- Sadness
- Passing
- Separation
- Regret
- Longing
- Nostalgic
- Which poem is central to the collection?
- Inheritance
- Start of the collection- importance
- Conveys a range of themes
- However, doesn't discuss romantic separation
- Hill Fort/ Y Gaer
- Middle of the collection
- Only 2 poems which mirror one another
- Climax of the collection
- Skirrid Fawr
- End of the poem- sums up all the poems
- Addresses a range of themes
- Doesn't family relationships
- Inheritance
- "Typical" writing style
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