Jessica Phillips
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In depth analysis of an extract of Simon Armitage's poem Out of the Blue from conflict section of English Literature anthology Moon on the Tides. Information on structure, language, form, techniques, imagery, comparisons included.

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Extract from Out of the Blue - Simon Armitage

Extract from Out of the Blue - Simon ArmitagePoetic TechniquesAlliteration'buildingburning''twirling,turning'Questions'Does anyone see a soulworth saving?'RhetoricalAsks the reader to thinkIs one life more important than another?Death brings equalityEverybodydies'Do you think you are watching, watching aman shaking crumbs or pegging out washing?'Aware of audienceContrasting everyday action with the horror'So when will you come?'Waiting forrescueOr deathTitleBlue sky = peace, tranquilityUnexpected eventSuddenContrastOut of the sky came theterrorist planesComparisionLanguage'A bird goes by'Sense of heightWishes he could fly?The world is still going onEnding'My arm is numb an my nerves are sagging.''Do you see me, my love. I am failing, flagging.'Full stops at the end of each of the lineSense of finalityBecoming tiredGiving up'my love' - Reminds us that he's a real personEnd of extract suggests end of mans life'but the white of surrender is not yet flyingWhite flagSurrender in war/conflictWhite shirtNot ready to give upSubject and ThemesWritten for the 5th anniversary of 9/11The attack on the world trade centreWritten in the point of view of a man in the towerForm andStructureSeven stanzas but only an extractFour-line stanzasCharge of the Light BrigadeBoth poems are public memorials for disastersEnjambmentRepetition'I am tryingand trying'Powerless and desperate'The depth is appalling.Appalling''white cotton shirt'Implied that he's an ordinary business manEmphasises'Small in the clouds, butwaving waving'Cry for help,despirationDouble click this nodeto edit the textClick and drag this buttonto create a new node