Kid Simon Armitage

Structure

-dramatic monologue

-single stanza of 24 lines

-lines are all pentameters (10 syllables)

-very long sentences, add pace, help to convey energy Robin has now he is free of Batman

-every line ends with er, mimicking of famous Batman theme tune

-effect intensified by the internal rhyme used

Language

-'Batman, Big shot'-at first seems to show respect but later we learn alliteration emphasises sarcasm

-'holy roll-me-over in-the-clover'-mocking fact that Batman has has had an affair with a married woman, combing Robins 'holy' catchphrase with tabloid-headline scandals

-'not playing ball boy any…