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The Trees are Down (she shows that the men care little for the loss of the…
The Trees are Down
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The importance of the trees to Mew herself/ how they also symbolise a loss of hope in her own strength
Trees personified: ‘whispering loveliness’ ‘hearts of the planes’ ‘they were dying’ ‘They must have heard…’
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Her heart has been ‘struck’, as if with an axe:
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Literally, all her life so far has now been lost along with the trees.
Metaphorically, will she only have ‘half a life’ when they are gone
Structure
Free verse, with occasional rhyme
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Rhymes, but disjointed:
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Again, overwhelming emotion, perhaps awkward rhyme echoes upset.
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Structure is mirrored:
the most important message which frames all of this is the Biblical significance of the trees,
showing the importance of the loss is greater than just a few plants from the bottom of the PV’s garden.
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Focus at centre of poem on last tree to come down shows the permanence of the loss, and emphasises how sad this loss is:
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(Down now!-)
in brackets, as if hardly time to think about it.
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he short lines emphasise the quick destruction of the tree, as well as its isolation
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