Here are the quotes i have picked out for the questions. If you can suggest other quotes that would be better, tell me if quotes are wrong or if anyhting is wrong in general that would be great
Quotes for Questions
Poem structured as story
“The boys first outcry was a rueful laugh”- Characterisation
“To please the boy by giving him the half hour
That a boy counts so much when saved from work”- Characterisation
“Five mountain ranges one behind the other
Under the sunset far into Vermont”- Setting
“Neither refused the meeting”- Climax
“They listened at the heart
Little—less—nothing!—and that ended it”- Resolution
“And since they
Were not the ones dead, turned to their affairs”- Effective Ending
Poem with important symbol
“Out Out”- directly refers to symbol
“To please the boy by giving him the half hour
That a boy counts so much when saved from work”- shortness of life boy appreciates his time.
“The life from spilling”- Fragility of life hand small part of body but loosing it is enough to kill. Danger of life.
“He swung towards them holding up the hand”- Shortness/danger of life. Boy only ten but already suffered a fatal injury.
“and that ended it
No more to build on there” shortness of life boy had died so quickly. Cold tone suggests that death is normal and not something to make a fuss about.
Setting plays a large part
“Five mountain ranges one behind the other
Under the sunset far into Vermont”- Beautiful landscape workers not appreciating it. Each mountain range represents new opportunity for a better life workers not taking advantage.
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Poem in which a personal experience is recounted
“Neither refused the meeting”- downplaying, understates to traumatic to write about.
“So”- composes himself returns to rhythm- lost composure/rhythm when boy lost hand.
“call it a day I wish”- Author expresses explicit emotions making it more personal.
“No more to build on there”- Author I done telling story. Short sentence seems like author is exhausted/ not happy about having to tell the story.
“He must have given the hand”- at this point the author looses composure/rhythm point when boy looses hand.