beachcomber Flashcards
(4 cards)
1
Q
summary
A
- the speaker begins by discussing the memory of a child playing alone on the beach.
- the child has a bucket filled with the treasures she’s collected.
- the nature goes on, recalling a red spade and a hole in the ground, and the speaker mentions a cardigan - all elements of the same series of memories the speaker is fighting to recover.
- the poem ends with the narrator acknowledging the impossibility of reconnecting with the child or the objects from the past.
2
Q
what is the poetic voice?
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- a persona or character reflecting on their past childhood memories.
- the poem begins and ends with the present, a real situation, with the narrator being the voice inside the persona’s mind.
3
Q
how is the poetic voice created?
A
- direct address to the reader and commands ->involve the reader in the speaker’s experience of trying to recall childhood memories.
- vivid imagery and simple language ->to try evoke memories. the search for objects help her delve deeper into the distant emotions.
- dynamic and disjointed recollections ->reflecting the unpredictable nature of memory retrieval.
4
Q
A
- memories
- time/ reflection
- childhood
- identity
