jewellery maker Flashcards
(12 cards)
themes
generations
tradition
simplicity
creation
connection with nature
summary
daily routine of craftmanship tradition work envisions women wearing it + wife
EDASHWTTWLHFBH
Each day after sunrise he walks to the workshop like his father before him
* emphasises tradition - legacy passed
* “sunrise” - renewal
* Alt int = lack of freedom - possibly questioning if this is purpose or obligation
* purpose = identity is shaped by heritage, daily routines can be meaningful acts of gen. connection
TWASM - NAS
The way a surgeon might - neat as soldiers
* simile - elevated his role, not just a labourer
* “soldiers” - discipline, order and pride
* alt int = hint at the tension between creativity and control
* purpose - same respect as more traditionally intellectual professions
PGB,WT
plain gold band, worn thin
* simple and unadorned, yet carries deep emotional significane
* “worn thin” - years of shared life, love and hardshup
* contrasts with idealised women
* what wife wears is a symbol of authenic and lived expiernce
why?
* he makes luxurious jewellery, yet the most meaningful is the simplest one
purpose
* true meaning lies in what lasts
* challenges reader to consider where value comes from - perfectinn or love worn down by time?
TSOB,APBS
The smell of blossom, a plate-blue sky
* “blossom” - springtime, growth, freshness
* “plate-blue” - stilness and serenity - metaphor
* both tranquil - suggests feeling of stability he feels
* “blosom” - growth, new starts, temporary beauty link to moons and butterflies - contrasts with permanent legacy of his work
AWDB
A wild dog barks
* “barks” - assertive, emphasies disruption
* contrasts with calmness
* enjambment - break or pause
* raw, untamed nature because
* contrasts with precision and order crafsman brings - dog is free, freedom symbol
why
* symbolise craftsmans own yearning for freedom or no rigid routine
purpose
* even in the most controlled environment, there are forces that are outside of our influence and are wild - craftsman = internal conflict- may want freedom
enjambment = contrast = inner conflict
GBD + SMWAW
Gold butterflies dance + silvery moons wax and wane
* personifcation - suggests his work has vibracy and energy. “dance” - joy playful, elegance
* “gold” - luxury, represents his skill
* “butterflies” - fragility, transformation - could be a metaphor for women who will wear the jewellery, whose beauty is fleeting like life of th ebutterfly
__________________________
* refers to moon phases - reminds us that everything is in a stat eof constant change, moon is every-changing, so is beuaty - grows and fades over time
purpose = think about the lasting value of love and legacy vs the temporary nature of outward beauty
CE,BB,UK
Clear-eyed,bird-boned,unlined skin
* tricolon - youful, delicate, fragil,innocent and untouched
* contrasts with real white - tension between fantasy and reailty
Why does the writer bring in women at the end?
- sense of legacy and immortality, his work will outlive him worn by ppl hell never meet
- real wife is described simply, imagined are idealised
- wife represents real, eduring love marked by age and simplicity
- imagined women symbolise ephemeral beauty of you of the jewellery he creates
- poem creates tension between fantasy and reality
Jewellery Make with
- wider view
- name journeys
Jewellery maker and wider view
similartities
* pride in cultural traditions
* the ordinary as sacred - everyday actions carry deep personal meaning eg the name/profession
differences
* name = diasporic struggle - identity shaped by displacement but jewellery - stability, identity firmed tired to place and routine, unchanged
* name journeys - feels disconnect maker - culture is daily
