form 1

1. Literature Form One
Poem Sad I Ams
LiteraryDevices
Metaphor
The entire poemconsistsof metaphorswhere
the personathinkshe isincommon with
unwantedanduselessthingssuchas:
i. the ringfrom the emptycan
ii.a toothlessstapler
iii.driedup liquidpaper
Imagery
There are clearlyanumberof vividimagesthat
the poetportrayedinour mindsthroughoutthe
poem:
i.the scrapingsfroman unwantedporridge pan
ii.the severedarmof lastyear’sActionMan
iii.the chromiumtrimfromwhichthe shine has
gone
iv.a tyre onwhichthe tread isworn
Repetition
i.The phrase “ I am” is repeatedatthe
beginningof everystanzatoemphasizethe
feelingsof the poet.Thisissignificantaseach
objecthasa life of itsownand isloudly
assertingitsexistence.
ii.The word “no one”isrepeatedinlines5,7
and 9 instanzafour.
Personification
i.the carburetorchokeditself bybitsof dirt
ii.the toothlessstapler
Symbol
i.scrapingsfrom an unwashedporridge pan -
symbolicof somethingleftbehind andutterly
useless.
ii.the Sellotape where youcan’tfindthe end -
symbolicof the feelingsof frustration.
Irony
i.the batteryinwhichno charge is left - It is
ironicthat a batterywhichissupposedtogive
life tothe engine iswithout'charge' orpower.
ii.a librarybookthat no one everreads - It is
ironicas bookis meanttobe read.
Pun (a formof wordplaythat suggeststwoor
more meanings.
the sparklingplug...nosignof spark - a playon
the word 'spark'.
Assonance
i.unwashedporridge pan
ii.an emptyColacan
Alliteration
i.that mars insteadof mends
ii.the gum isgone