Imagery is dealt with in many of Maccaigs poems.
To set out the 10 mark question;
2 marks: state what the imagery is used for in each of the poems you will use quotes from
2 marks: quote from the poem on the paper and show how the image adds to the poem.
6 marks: quote from other poems showing how the image adds to the theme.
Here are the examples I would use:
Memorial - In memorial Maccaig deals with his painful emotions after the loss of someone very close to him. His use of imagery is used to highlight his pain.
Quotes I would use:
- "no crocus is carved more gently" - very beautiful image, suggests how much he cares for her
- "carousel of language" - contrasts the fun times spent on a carousel to the pain he experiences & silence which the death has surrounded her in.
Assisi - In Assisi Maccaig deals with a visit to the Italian town of Assisi which provoked anger in him due to the hypocrisy of tourists & a priest ignoring a dwarf. His use of imagery allows us to further understand the poor condition of the dwarf.
Quotes I would use:- "half-filled sack" - suggests the dwarf is not eating enough, and that his body is like a "sack" and is slouched and disformed.
- "clucking contentedly" - suggests the tourists are like chickens, which de-humanizes them, suggesting they are being arrogant and thoughtless towards the dwarf.
- "ruined temple" - suggests the dwarfs body is ruined. "temple" is a bible reference to your body.
Aunt Julia - In Aunt Julia Maccaig recollects on memories he has of spending time with his Aunt Julia on a Scottish island. He uses imagery to give us a vivid description of what she was like and allow us to understand her character more.
Quotes I would use:
- "she was buckets" - suggests she had a very typical islander life-style
- " she was winds" - suggests she was like the islands weather, possibly violent.
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