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"Gunpowder Plot" By Vernon Scannell - College Essays

"Gunpowder Plot" By Vernon Scannell

Write an account of a poem which deals with an unusual or unpleasant
aspect of life. Show clearly how the poet uses such elements as effective
words and vivid images to create something memorable.
The poem "Gunpowder Plot" was interesting as its title holds three
meanings. The author could have meant an allotment where gunpowder or
fireworks are stored or a plan involving gunpowder or just a story
about the usage of gunpowder.

The poem itself holds a double meaning, the first meaning and most
immediately noticeable is of the fun and excitement on Guy Falkes
night with children and woman running around shouting and screaming,
with fireworks exploding and filling ...

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: "I hear a corpse's sons -- 'Who's scared of
bangers!' 'Uncle, John's afraid!'

In the story the author uses a lot of comparisons, the first one we
come across is between fireworks and "Curious cardboard buds" where he
describes them as flowers that have yet to blossom and show their beauty.
Again later in the same verse he describes the fireworks as orchids, a
very beautiful flower that is very expensive, has a short life and it
used on special occasions, the same description can be used effectively on
fireworks.

The story contains great usage of onomatopoeia and alliteration, using
such words as frenzied whizz, fiery, blast which really bring the poem to
life. "Glittering golden grain", "Gulped by greedy flames" are two of
the main uses of alliteration in the poem, the first describing when
the firework explodes in the sky,the second describes the Guy that the
children have made to burn in the fire.

The sound used in the poem is mainly ...

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Added: 7/21/2004 04:11:37 PM
Category: Poetry & Poets
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