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Owen Sheers poems: form, language and themes
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- 1Form of Last ActOne long stanza, series of thoughts- stream of consciousness to show his honesty and openness, acts as a preface before the contents page
- 2Significance of the title of Last ActFirst poem, expect it to be last with the name "Last Act" which subverts our expectations
- 3Language of Last Act1) Second person. 2) "taken so long" not his 1st collection, 3) "missing teeth" imperfections of childhood+ odd image, 4) "O" Late Spring, 5) "stuck" repeated and meaningless, 6) "curtain" revealing truth, 7) "partS" suggests not faithful to one character, 8) "bowing as himself" honesty, also finality
- 4Imagery within Last ActImages of the relationship being like a play: "countdown through the page", "zero of the word", "act", "drawing back the curtain", "parts we've played", "scenes", "wings", "centre under the spotlight", "actor, bowing as himself"
- 5Themes in Last Act/ Comparative poemsShow, Skirrid Fawr, Amazon, Mametz Wood
- 6Form of Mametz WoodTriplets: odd and short- unnatural like their short life. Moves from PR, PA, PA, PR, PR, PR, PR- goes back to the past to show the history. Free verse to show they are no longer uniformed soldiers in war
- 7Significance of the title of Mametz WoodFrance, WWI, Battle of the Somme, Welsh Division. Keenly aware that several poets were there before
- 8Language in Mametz Wood"wasted young" resentment for war, "tended the land back into itself" funeral service- ashes to ashes dust to dust, "china plate", "relic" valuable, fragility, antique, "bird's egg" gone before they should be and vulnerability brittle bones, "relic of finger" emotional distance, "nesting machine guns" oxymoron, natural underlies horror, 4 not allowing them to be forgotten, "working" "sentinel" personify, "arm in arm" comradeship, "skeletons paused" too young, "boots outlasted them" subverts expectations, "unearthing" cyclical, "absent tongue" decayed, no choice/voice
- 9Imagery in Mametz WoodThe countryside trying to recover/ taking over "tended the land back into itself", "flint", "earth stands sentinel", "reaching back into itself for reminders", "wound working a foreign body to the surface",
- 10Themes/ Comparisons in Mametz WoodHappy Accidents, Liable to Flood, The Hill Fort, Y Gaer, History
- 11Form of The FarrierFree Verse, Enjambment- rel between the horse and man- shows care due to slow pace, Triplets until last line- nature doesn't need man and could flourish alone OR that they work together as one
- 12Significance of title "The Farrier"Man who shoes horses and blacksmith. Old trade, important for the use of horses
- 13Language in The Farrier"blessing" rel ref- holy act for man for the horse to work they need their feet protected, "waits" horse is respected, "smoke slowly" "twisting his sideburns" sibilance adds to relaxed and peaceful tone, "smells" olfactory imagery, "knackered car" man vs nature modern vs old, "romantic lead" compares love to romantic love, animals/ nature woman "pinning dress of bride", "branding" ownership, "seamstress" skill, "new shoes" look good for man and changing her identity/ mastery
- 14Imagery in The FarrierRel with horse as romantic: "lips" "mouth" "runs his hand the length of her neck", "romantic lead dropping to the lips of his lover" consonance, "bride". Mastery of man over nature: "he leans into her flank", "cutting", "branding", "slap", "his steel" changing her identity
- 15Themes/ ComparisonMan vs Nature, Close Rel, "The Fishmonger", "Show", "Joseph Jones", "Shadow Man", "Service",
- 16Form of Inheritance3 stanzas- 1st father, 2nd mother, 3rd him and their traits working together. Completeness together due to even lines in 3rd stanza
- 17Significance of title InheritanceTraits inherited- sense of nostalgia, "After R.S.Thomas" famous Welsh poet so strong sense of identity with him
- 18Language of Inheritance1st: father, short sentences, less emotive, brisk speech- stammer, "stick in the spokes of my speech" to highlight the speech impediment, "bones" "stone" rhyme to show the importance and the longing for nature, "bad weather" paradox. 2nd: mother "sensitivity" stereo type, beneath the surface, more sensitive"ore" "horse" assonance/ midrhyme, mother moulded him. 3rd: both "forged" old trade, "desire" shared love, "hard hammer" hard times/ forge, red hot passion "core"
- 19Themes/ comparisons InheritanceBorder Country, Farther, Trees, The Equation, The Wake
- 20Form of Marking Time2 stanzas, Talking about the past whilst in the present. Less passionate present
- 21Significance of title Marking TimeBoredom, passing time. Branding "marking" to show ownership
- 22Language of Marking Time"mark is fading" passion fading too because infrequent?/ ownership, "that night" specific occasion, "lust wouldn't wait" personified can't control passion, "two tattered" national pride/ ships, "brand burnt" ownership/ pain humans inflict, "lovers who carve trees" humans destroying nature, "never leaves" may not work but doesn't erase memories,
- 23Imagery Marking TimeWoman as a ship: "two tattered flags", "flying from your spine's mast", "disturbance", "still waters" run deep?,
- 24Themes/ comparisons Marking TimeLast Act, Winter Swans, Night Windows, Keyways, Song, Landmark, 4MitSo2
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