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Shooting Star ~Carol Ann Duffy, Symbolism, voice being a symbol for power,…
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Symbolism, voice being a symbol for power, its loss symbolizing the taking of power
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Wedding rings are emotionally valuable, so taking a wedding ring is like take away everything that one loves
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Alliteration in the names with repetition of R, provides a sing song tone, which counteracts the horrible situation
Allusion, connects to the star of David, but also became a target
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Judaism follows female lines, and the death of daughters shows the end of a family
The enjambment, shows how even though their family has come to an end, the horrors they were living through hadn't
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Connecting to the rest of the world, that did not get involved
Can be considered fell, such as killed in action, or connects to the fall and descent of man kind
Emphasis and repetition, to remind readers, and phrased as instructions
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Reminding readers, and the world, that what happened can never be un done
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Suggests loss of control and dignity, possibly being beaten, or raped
(Spoonerism, when inversed says gaging rape)
The word gap, used to echo gape
Soldiers laughing at dead children, showing the way they ignored the horrors around them, acting cruel towards a child (the horrors of the time)
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Seeing the world through innocent eyes that get shot, possibly symbolizing loss of innocence, but also showing the end of any chance to mention what she saw
Focus on women and their experiences, like many other poems by Duffy
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Juxtaposition, April brings spring and regeneration, but it is being used to represent death and horrors
Showing how desensitize people had to become to survive, and how fast humanity can loose compassion
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Repetition of staccato C, K and T sounds, making the sentence sound like a gun, providing mental torture
Repetition of "after" line after line, building horror
Juxtaposition, between the suffering and drinking tea, almost ignoring the horrors, as if they would go away
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Symbolizing how after all the horror and suffering, it is boxed up into a history lesson
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Possibly showing that even though the children were seen as innocent, they played a role in the continuation of the suffering
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Lack of punctuation and proper use of grammar, plus the use of s sounds providing a sort of evil aura, (for trying to forget possibly)
Creating a bond, to tell the horrible events the horrible events
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Use of irony, dusk is supposed to bring peace yet they are still inside, experiencing horror after horror
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Connection to religion, placing continued trust in God. Suffered so much, due to their religion, yet they still have faith