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:gem: Like An Heiress :gem:, WRITTEN BY GRACE NICHOLS - Coggle Diagram
:gem: Like An Heiress :gem:
FORM AND STRUCTURE
Sonnet form: Presents love towards nature; specifically Atlantic ocean
No rhythm + irregular lines: Destabilises traditional rhythm, shows disconnection
TITLE
Comparison of narrator and heiress; inherited wealth
THEMES
Heritage
Beauty of nature
Mankind's impact on nature
Nostalgia
Disconnected relationships
KEY QUOTES
"Like an heiress, drawn to the light of her eye-catching jewels, Atlantic draws me"
"used car tyres, plastic bottles, styrofoam cups -
rightly tossed back by an ocean's moodswings"
"I stand under the sun's burning treasury
gazing out at the far-out gleam of Atlantic"
"before heading back like
a tourist
, to the sanctuary of my hotel room"
"on the quickening years and fate of our planet."
CONTEXT
1958 - At 8 yrs, she moved to the capital (Georgetown) with her family
The poem is part of a collection called 'Back-Homing: Georgetown Snapshot Sonnets', 2020 collection "Passport to Here and There"
Childhood influenced by British literature - cultural references to Shakespeare and Romantic poets
Grew up during turbulence of Guyana's fight for independence from British rule (social change, minority groups)
LANGUAGE
Enjambment
Simile
Metaphor
Rule of three
Personification
Juxtaposition
Imagery
WRITTEN BY GRACE NICHOLS