Thursday, 5 March 2015

A Wall - Dannie Abse




the first stanza the imagery is very negative 'different greys', 'plonk', 'it begins for no reason'
'you wont find it named in any guide book' shows that it is insignificant and not particularly special or useful or pretty. 'it's just there' shows that people just ignore it and noones really interested in it.

the second stanza is more positive, it gives reasons for why the wall is special and useful, 'it exists for golden lichens to settle' 'for butterflies in their obstacle race'. 'this wall is beautiful'. this is showing that even though the wall might not be pretty and might be ignored by some, it still has a purpose, like for the sheep or the butterflies or the lichen. the bigger picture could then show that just because something looks useless or ugly, it does mean it is.

the negative to positive imagery makes the reader change their mind and question what actually is beautiful in life. there is no rhyme scheme, making it more casual and real.

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