2. Some things to explore… How is the incident presented? What captures your attention? What is the significance of the use of colour? How does the poet feel about the thrashing? What techniques / comments from yesterday could we apply to this poem?
3. When is a lake not a lake? What is the significance of the last two stanzas?
4. Form Language Imagery Rhythm / rhyme Tone Subject Stanzas of 4 /6 lines - a repeating pattern Sparse, fairy-tale quality? Biblical, use of colour, connects to other literary traditions, natural Rhyming couplets to end - what’s the significance? Matter of fact, pondering, positioning of the reader Memory, intervention
