HALF PAST TWO

Question 1

form/ structure x4

Answer 1

• didactic poem
• written in tercets - reliable like a clock
• free verse
• memories are non-numeric

Question 2

language x4

Answer 2

• “once upon a school time’’ juxtaposes fairytale with harshness of school.
• '’Something Very Wrong’’ capitalisation = lack of understanding
• '’silent noise’’ paradox
• '’nexttime’’ portmanteau words - stresses how young child is.

Question 3

speaker/voice

Answer 3

3rd person narrator using archetypical characterisation of young boy.

Question 4

Capitals

Answer 4

• capitalisation of ‘‘Her’’ as god is capitalised shows how important she is in his world.

Question 5

symbolism

Answer 5

• boy is symbol of innocent youth
• element of critising education for punishing lack of knowledge.