Its position in the poem creates impact because it is placed directly after the description of the wealthy car passengers. The adjective connects the men to the rubbish that they collect. The poet may present the character in this way to encourage the reader to …………….įerlinghetti presents the garbagemen as unattractive : “grungy” The use of the adjective suggests that the garbagemen look dirty and grimy. Its position in the poem creates impact because………….
(Name of poet) presents (x) as …………… : “Quotation” The use of (method) suggests that ………… because ………………….
Unseen poetry How does the poet present the two pairs of characters? What to do before you write: Get to know the poem and understand the ideas Identify methods Writing: Moving from Grade 6 to 7Ĥ Ws (context) Who is the poem about? Whose eyes do we see through? What is the ‘story’? Where is it set? When was it written? When is it set? WHY was it written? What idea is the poet exploring? (HARD…but often suggested by the exam question) Remember: question focus = the two pairs of charactersĥ Narrow the focus How does the poet present the garbage collectors? downtown San Francisco a bright yellow garbage truck with two garbagemen in red plastic blazers standing on the back stoop one on each side hanging on and looking down into an elegant open Mercedes with an elegant couple in it The man In a hip three-piece linen suit with shoulder-length blond hair & sunglasses The young blond woman so casually coifed with a short skirt and colored stockings on the way to his architect’s officeĮnglish Literature: Characterisation Analytical writingģ How does the poet present the two pairs of characters?
1 Two Scavengers in a Truck Two Beautiful People in a MercedesĪnd the two scavengers up since four a.m grungy from their route on the way home The older of the two with grey iron hair and hunched back looking down like some Gargoyle Quasimodo And the younger of the two also with sunglasses & long hair about the same age as the Mercedes driver And both scavengers gazing down As from a great distance At the cool couple as if they were watching some odourless TV ad in which everything is always possible And the very red light for an instant holding all four close together as if anything at all were possible Between them Across that small gulf in the high seas of this democracy Two Scavengers in a Truck Two Beautiful People in a Mercedes (by Lawrence Ferlinghetti) At the stoplight waiting for the light nine a.m.
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