children of wealth Flashcards
(23 cards)
what does it talk about
Talks about how rich children even though have everything they need and could want, lack the one thing that any child needs, which is love and attention
overall meaning
money can’t buy happiness
6 important techniques
- lexical field
- metaphors
- repetition
- imagery
- imperatives
- juxtaposition
rhyme scheme
yes
What is used in order for the poem to have meaning
uses contrasting tones, contrasting adjectival phrases, the second person and a powerful ending
what do the cushions subtext?
children are protected and shielded from the outside world. It has a deeper meaning, showing that their lives are soft and safe, and that they are kept away from real problems and suffering.
what language technique further show how protected the children are
soft vowel sounds and soft w sounds
the second line ends in enjambment on the word watch which
makes us pause on that word and reflect on how normally children are expected to play in the snow, not watch it
what does volleying mean
its a military term, and makes it seem as the snow is attacking everyone ferociously except the children who are guarded invisibly by the double pain window
window is striking because
it physically and metaphorically keeps the children away from the real world
the enjambment on the word tell is important because it emphasises
how the children are prevented from knowing anything real
cruel truths stand for sound and sight not
knowledge
the sybilance in the end of the first stanza
shows the reduced hushed version of the storm compared to what is happening outside
what does citadel mean and what impression does it give off
it means fort, and gives impression that their home is almost a prison like, where they’re kept at bay
in the second stanza, go down, go out the tone changes, what does it show
the imperative verb and repetition shows the need for the children to really take action (told to physically embrace the world and do something about their lack of colour)
lack of colour is metaphorical because it also implies
their life is dull as well as them being ‘pure’
the glass of comfort-
glass is easy to break, and so serves as a warning to people living in those places
the word seems in the stanza foreshadows
disaster
you’ll wake to horrors wrecking fire-
the comfort and warmth has become too warm, and wired for this suggests its meant to happen
what does the fire imply
that protecting children from reality must end in bad consequences and the realities will do more harm in the longterm
the poem structure is a
sonnet
how do sentence lengths vary
they get shorter and shorter, showing the sense of urgency
rhyme scheme?
yes abab and it makes sense because the poem is about being separated and isolated from the world its fitting that the rhyming words never get close to each other
