Poems of the Decade: An Anthology of the Forward Books of Poetry 2002-2011 (Edexcel A-Level English Literature): Flashcards
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Form of 'An Easy Passage'
Form of 'An Easy Passage'
Free verse
Structure: stanzas & line count
Structure: stanzas & line count
Single stanza, 38 lines
Type of narrator
Type of narrator
Omniscient narrator
Primary setting of the poem
Primary setting of the poem
Porch roof of the girl's house
How the poem begins
How the poem begins
In medias res
Main thematic contrast
Main thematic contrast
Adolescence vs. adulthood
Roof metaphor
Roof metaphor
Square of petrified beach
How both girls are described
How both girls are described
Lit, as if from within
What world does as we grow
What world does as we grow
Admits us less and less
What enjambment reflects
What enjambment reflects
Continuous flow of girl's thoughts/actions