The Clown Punk- English Literature poetry
- Created by: Zara Rathod
- Created on: 14-04-13 14:40
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- The Clown Punk - by Simon Armitage
- Structure
- written in a sonnet form: often associated with love poetry
- could suggest a fondness for the punk
- could make us feel pitiful in contrast to those in the poem
- visual similarity but lack of rhyme may portray inconsistencies in what we see- as if thepunk is not fully understood and is only judged *quote* by his looks
- written in a sonnet form: often associated with love poetry
- meaning of the poem
- Themes
- appearance
- The way we dress influences how people see us. The punk's appearance of the 70's reflects his beliefs, intended to create a reaction
- desolation
- the last 2 lines create a sensitive effect as we are told to forget this person- and is lhysically marginalised and treated as different.
- prejudice
- punk is less opinionated on what people think as we hear no reply
- appearance
- Themes
- Language
- "remember the clown punk with his dyed brain, then picture windscreen wipers, and let it rain"
- message to society about being tolerant of those who are outsiders
- "like a basket of washing that got up"
- reserved critisisms that the driver makes creates a philisophical tone.
- "Clown Punk"
- creates a juxtaposition (contrasting) of the 2 nouns makes us question this person- not the usual you would come across.
- "remember the clown punk with his dyed brain, then picture windscreen wipers, and let it rain"
- Effect On You
- makes us feel some extent of sympathy and question whether it i right to judge
- directed at us "you"- puts us in different scenarios (line 8), (line 14) and this is how we may have varied opinions on this 'punk'
- Structure
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