Whats your interpretation of 'a slow silver caravan' ?
It could be a metaphor for the missile or the happy thoughts which are destroyed by war
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What form is the poem written in?
A ballad with strong rhythm and rhyme scheme
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What does the triple rhyme scheme do for the poem?
The positive and negative rhymes express the way the once beautiful society has been torn apart.
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Why does Rob use contrast?
Contrast is used to show the tensions that exist in the country and expresses the mixed feelings that the poet has about the city.
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Harmony is expressed in the last stanza through the use of repetition of positive rhymes. What does rob hope?
when the child grows up, it can return to being the busy normal market street it once was 'palms'
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How does this poem compare to Mametz wood?
Specific place to larger events in human history. Sheers sees the farmers ploughing the soil and then the bones where as rob is trying to connect with the real stories that lie beneath the surface.
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How does this poem compare to The Falling Leaves?
Linked by imagery. Instead of describing soldiers dying, Margret uses the symbol of a tree, Yellow palm the tree is in good health and a positive image for the future.
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Card 2
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What form is the poem written in?
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A ballad with strong rhythm and rhyme scheme
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What does the triple rhyme scheme do for the poem?
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Card 4
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Why does Rob use contrast?
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Card 5
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Harmony is expressed in the last stanza through the use of repetition of positive rhymes. What does rob hope?
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