Picture of Childhood
Explore the way in which Yevgeny Yevtushenko's poem `Picture of Childhood', positions the reader to see justice.
Yevgeny Yevtushenko's poem, `Picture of Childhood' is a descriptive piece of poetry. Written through the eyes of a young child, it successfully positions the reader to see justice. The depiction of justice within this poem is seen through the innocence of the child, anonymity of the individuals and the sense of abuse that is portrayed throughout the poem. The wide range of literary components within this poem allows one to see and depict the innocence of the child, the animalistic nature of the crowd, and the innocence that is taken from this child as they witness' a man being ...
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pace, manoeuvre, and motion of the children whilst the movement and constant flow of the poem also creates an anticipation. The word "uproar" also generates images within the readers mind of noisy crowds and a swarm and atmosphere of people. It also allows the reader to see the innocence and eagerness of the children, as the desperately move towards the market, not knowing what they are about to witness. The use of informal language and punctuation builds an unknown excitement and adrenaline. The inclusive language, contraction and exclamation mark in the third line of the poem, "You wouldn't want to miss it!", reveals the high modality, includes the reader in this excitement and allows the reader to feel that they are a part of this adrenaline. Further emphasizes on the innocence of the children is depicted, as they wipe their "sniffles" and scoop water up in their "felt boots", showing that they are merely young kids who are not worried about catching a cold, but rather are ...
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times in a row, the use of repetition further emphasizes the anonymity of these beings and allows the reader to determine the nature of the crowd, which is sadistic and callous. Additionally, justice is portrayed through anonymity as "the mob" continues to "settle accounts fully". This gives the reader an idea that something must have happened beforehand. The man being beaten would have done something to deserve it. This reveals the nature of justice, which is that with every action, whether good or bad, deserves a consequence.
Thirdly, the reader is positioned to see justice through the vigilante violence and sense of abuse that is represented in the poem. The string of nouns such ...
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