Trio Flashcards
Main Theme/s
Christmas
Religion
Harmony
Happiness in ordinary things
Title
Symbolizes the Holy Trinity which adds to the religious element of the poem. This also suggests a group of three people in harmony with each other.
Opening
Provides setting (time and place)
Present tense which creates immediacy
Realistic details
Active verbs
Repetition
‘under the Christmas lights’
This suggests that the people are being watched over just as the wise men were looked over by the star and how the angels looked over Jesus in the stable which adds to the Christmas theme.
‘silver tinsel tape’
‘sprig of mistletoe’
Effective word choice which add to the Christmas spirit and a joyful an happy mood
‘Monsters of the year go blank’
Effective metaphor which shows that all the bad things that have happened over the year have gone have disappeared in the face of the happiness of the trio.
‘laughter ringing round them like a guard’
Effective simile which shows the protective nature of the three’s laughter and how nothing can harm or touch them.
‘their breath rises in a cloud of happiness’
Effective metaphor which show togetherness as their breath joins together in the cold winter air.
Effective Ending
Human life and love are special and should be valued with or without religion. The three have had a lasting impression on the poet and it reinforces the happiness of the people.
