Bright Lights of Sarajevo, Tony Harrison
- Created by: RandomEpicness
- Created on: 16-07-20 18:32
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- BRIGHT LIGHTS OF SARAJEVO
- LANGUAGE
- 'STROLLER'S STRIDE'- Alliteration further emphasises idea of relaxation, stroll.
- 'DEATH-DEEP, DEATH- DARK WELLS'- Alliteration combines the idea of beauty, represented in the sound of the words, with the destruction represented by the meaning of the words. Boy sees reflection of the stars represents juxtaposition of love and hate in the poem.
- 'TONIGHT IN THE SARAJEVO THAT'S JUST NOT THE CASE'- After list of problems experienced in the city, the poet raises the idea of something surprising, that people still go out onto the streets in the evening- life goes on. An enjambment is used to carry over the rhyming couplet from stanza one to 2, this technique reinforces the idea of life continuing despite everything.
- 'BRIGHT LIGHTS OF SAREJEVO'- Literally, the bright lights are the reflections of the night sky observed by the boy. Metaphorically, the bright lights are the young people themselves as their resilience and hope is a light for the city.
- QUOTES
- 'THEY WHEEL HOME IN PRAMS'- Suggests it is as precious as their babies.
- 'MEAGRE GRAMS'- Treated as gold (as gold is often measured in grams).
- 'CALLS BREAD HJLEB OR HLEB OR CALLS IT KRUH'- these words represent the different dialects spoken by different ethnic groups. The word 'bread' suggests basics for survival, showing that everyone is struggling equally.
- 'DON'T COLLIDE'- Idea that young people don't bump into each other even in the dark suggests that different groups are able to coexist peacefully.
- 'RADAR...SIGNALS'- describe communication, but words are military like suggesting that war does affect them.
- 'CLOUDS HAVE CLEARED AWAY'- Represents hopefulness, light and romance.
- 'CLEAR FOR BOMBER'S EYE'- Ironic, not hopeful after all but in fact made the city an easy target.
- 'SPLINTERED PLEIADES'- Even stars are shattered because of the war.
- STRUCTURE
- Written in 5 stanzas
- Rhyme Scheme = rhyming couplets, representing harmony and continuity and love.
- LANGUAGE
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