Aunt Julia (Stanza Five) - Norman MacCaig
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- aunt julia - stanza five
- 'Aunt Julia spoke Gaelic very loud and very fast'
- takes us back to the beginning of the poem
- 'in the absolute black of a sandy grave'
- absolute black creates a sinister tone
- shift from the comfort that the poet felt when he was at his aunt to the inevitable death
- 'by the time I had learned a little, she lay silenced'
- by the time the poet had leaned a little of bit of Gaelic, his aunt was dead
- the word choice of silenced is a huge contrast to what Julia was like in the beginning
- enjambment of silenced (on next line), emphasises the contrast between Julia alive and dead
- 'but I hear her still, welcoming me with a seagull's voice across a hundred yards'
- even though his aunt is dead, he can still hear her
- she had a big impact on his life so much so that he can remember her voice
- the metaphor of seagull tells us that the voice was loud and shrill
- metaphor of seagull connects her back again to nature
- the loudness is emphasised as you can hear it from a long way away
- 'getting angry, getting angry with so many questions unanswered'
- repetition of angry tells us that we should cherish our culture and heritage before its all gone
- he's angry at himself for not learning Gaelic quick enough to actually communicate with his aunt
- 'Aunt Julia spoke Gaelic very loud and very fast'
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