Poetry Analysis - Snapshotland
Poem Snapshotland:
In Snapshotland everyone is happy all the time.
It is the promised land where people sit with flasks of tea
On smooth sand by a flat sea and smile and smile and smile.
The sun shines all day long and everyday in Kodachrome
Or sepia on sandboys and sandgirls who never
Stop smiling from the time they first appear, with buckets,
In crisp, gingham pinafores and bonnets on the sea-shore.
Lovers stay in love forever; married couples never
Grow tired of each other; everything is always just right.
The dolphins know exactly when to leap into the air
And stay there for the permanent delight of the passengers
Abroad the pleasure-boat which never passes out of sight.
Nobody in Snapshotland grows old unless they want to,
Judging by the way they on on or smiling so, in deck-chairs,
On the beach, or in old-fashioned gardens with lavender
And grandchildren here and there-and no one dies, ever.
Even if they don't appear later, the people are still
Always there, smiling through the lavender and dolphins
And the buckets full of pebbles on the same sea-shore.
Analysis:
9a)Persona.
9b)The poem is giving a general description of Snapshotland to the readers.
9c)The speaker is speaking in a happy tone.
9d)A happy attitude.
9e)To produce a carefree feeling when readers read it.
9f)To showcase the happiness and freedom of Snapshotland.
10)Snapshotland can make people realise the happy memories that can be recorded through photos, and how they can bring us freedom of the mind by recalling our happy past. Also, he encourages people to record memories of their lives because no one can live the same life twice.
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