Hide and Seek

Ion the verse Hide and Seek, Vernon Scannell makes excellent use of on the whole the sense to bring forbidden the great excitement children usu bothy experience whenever they play this ever- b completelypark game. The fact that short sentences are used in quick achievemention and that the poetry seems to grow been written in nonpareil short stanza excessively alter to this popular opinion. The persona is the one being sought, so he hides himself in the toolshed at the bottom of the garden making sure that his feet arent sticking aside.The outer space smells salty because of the sacks of common sense and both the floor and air thumb damp and inhuman. As the seekers draw stealthily close, the poet is almost afraid to utter and automati wishy closes his eye as if by doing so, it would be difficult for his friends to find him. clock passes, the poet feels stiff, nippy and uncomfortable so he decides to come out of his hiding place exclusively to find that the other children have long aban simulateed the wait and left him alone in the dark shed. The bushes hold their breath the sun is gone. Yes here you are. plainly where are they who sought you??Although this poetry is basically a poesy about childhood recollections, a righteous can still be learnt form it namely that in life, when success seems to be within easy reach, we should non al confused ourselves to feel too over-confident as we cogency end up losing all and feeling bitterly disappointed. Diction (The writers choice of words) The poem starts with the imperative mood verb call. Examples of words in the imperative are call out call loud be careful, dont occur, dont move, stay boring, hide, push pff, uncurl, adulterate, come and own up.In the poem, these words/verbs in the imperative form are very important because they are wake the expertise of this boy at play in this well-loved game. It is almost as if the boy is instructing the referee as to how we should play the game as well as we possible can, in rig non to be caught. In be careful that your feet arent sticking out the young persona/the young child is giving us readers a good piece of advice he wants to make sure that he makes the search for him a very difficult one. This shows that he wanted to be the success at all costs. This shows that he wants to be the winner at all costs.In fact, in the next downslope, Wiser not to risk another shout. The boy is again giving advice, showing that the risk of being caught is very much possible since his friends susceptibility be close by. The adjective cold is repeated twice in the poem, whilst we similarly have the word damp to show the discomfort that the boy was feeling. In this poem we also have words resembling, musnt sneeze, whispering, hushed, dumb, mutters and all the words show the excitement felt by the boy, when he was being sought by his friends, he tries to avoid any sort of noise, fifty-fifty going as far to say, dont breathe.There is only one stanza in this poem and there are four instances of rhyming couplets, out and shout, door and before, land and again and finish and throat. The fact that there is little rhyme in thus poem is asserting(a) of the excitement being felt by the boy as he lies in hiding. The poem is very rich in figures of speech. From the very first line we find alliteration of the letter/consonant c. This alliteration almost makes the call of the boy even more audible in our capitulums and it also gives the poem a certain vibrant feeling from the very start.We also have alliteration in the second line, sacks in the toolshed smell like the seaside with the letter/consonant s and the effect that this creates is very much like the skillful of the sea upon the shore, bringing about the olfactory image of the sea to mind. The soothing sound effect created by the alliteration of the letter s brings to mind a feeling of calmness and serenity a feeling that is extended in the pursuit line whe n the persona says, theyll never find you in this salty dark meaning that he is calm because he knows that he is safe.The alliteration of the letter/consonants in sound so almost enables us readers to hear the low voices and the increasing silence as the tension mounts. The alliteration of the consonant d in dont breathe and dont move brings out the sense of urgency and heightened excitement felt/experienced by the boy. We also have alliteration in dark damp, smell of sand and in both these instances it is the alliteration of the letter s which makes us almost feel the coarseness of the sand in the young childs throat.The poem is also rich in personification where inanimate objects are being human qualities. For example cold bites this figure of speech makes us realize just how cold and uncomfortable this boy was feeling as he lay on the cold floor. The personification darkening garden watches shows that the only thing greeting our winner in a dark garden, whilst in the next line, the bushes hold their breath this personification not only reminds us of the effort done by the boy in order to avoid those who sought him, but also portrays the silence that surrounds the boy at one time he emerged from his hiding place.The very last in the poem sums up the disappoint felt by the persons, as soon as he realizes that all his friends had abandoned the search long before. Indeed the feeling is one of bitter disappointment and although this is basically a poem about childhood recollections, a moral can still be learnt from it, namely that in life, when success seems to be within easy reach, we should not allow ourselves to feel over- confident as we might end up be losing everything and feeling completely empty, and let down losers. Theme of childhoodHide and SeekIon the poem Hide and Seek, Vernon Scannell makes excellent use of all the sense to bring out the great excitement children usually experience whenever they play this ever- green game. The fact that short se ntences are used in rapid succession and that the poem seems to have been written in one short stanza also contribute to this feeling. The persona is the one being sought, so he hides himself in the toolshed at the bottom of the garden making sure that his feet arent sticking out.The place smells salty because of the sacks of sand and both the floor and air feel damp and cold. As the seekers draw stealthily close, the poet is almost afraid to breathe and automatically closes his eyes as if by doing so, it would be difficult for his friends to find him. Time passes, the poet feels stiff, cold and uncomfortable so he decides to come out of his hiding place only to find that the other children have long abandoned the search and left him alone in the dark shed. The bushes hold their breath the sun is gone. Yes here you are. But where are they who sought you?Although this poem is basically a poem about childhood recollections, a moral can still be learnt form it namely that in life, when success seems to be within easy reach, we should not allow ourselves to feel too over-confident as we might end up losing all and feeling bitterly disappointed. Diction (The writers choice of words) The poem starts with the imperative verb call. Examples of words in the imperative are call out call loud be careful, dont breathe, dont move, stay dumb, hide, push pff, uncurl, stretch, come and own up.In the poem, these words/verbs in the imperative form are very important because they are showing the expertise of this boy at play in this well-loved game. It is almost as if the boy is instructing the reader as to how we should play the game as well as we possible can, in order not to be caught. In be careful that your feet arent sticking out the young persona/the young child is giving us readers a good piece of advice he wants to make sure that he makes the search for him a very difficult one. This shows that he wanted to be the winner at all costs. This shows that he wants to be th e winner at all costs.In fact, in the next line, Wiser not to risk another shout. The boy is again giving advice, showing that the risk of being caught is very much possible since his friends might be close by. The adjective cold is repeated twice in the poem, whilst we also have the word damp to show the discomfort that the boy was feeling. In this poem we also have words like, musnt sneeze, whispering, hushed, dumb, mutters and all the words show the excitement felt by the boy, when he was being sought by his friends, he tries to avoid any sort of noise, even going as far to say, dont breathe.There is only one stanza in this poem and there are four instances of rhyming couplets, out and shout, door and before, land and again and coat and throat. The fact that there is little rhyme in thus poem is indicative of the excitement being felt by the boy as he lies in hiding. The poem is very rich in figures of speech. From the very first line we find alliteration of the letter/consonant c. This alliteration almost makes the call of the boy even more audible in our minds and it also gives the poem a certain vibrant feeling from the very start.We also have alliteration in the second line, sacks in the toolshed smell like the seaside with the letter/consonant s and the effect that this creates is very much like the sound of the sea upon the shore, bringing about the olfactory image of the sea to mind. The soothing sound effect created by the alliteration of the letter s brings to mind a feeling of calmness and serenity a feeling that is extended in the following line when the persona says, theyll never find you in this salty dark meaning that he is calm because he knows that he is safe.The alliteration of the letter/consonants in sound so almost enables us readers to hear the low voices and the increasing silence as the tension mounts. The alliteration of the consonant d in dont breathe and dont move brings out the sense of urgency and heightened excitement felt/exp erienced by the boy. We also have alliteration in dark damp, smell of sand and in both these instances it is the alliteration of the letter s which makes us almost feel the coarseness of the sand in the young childs throat.The poem is also rich in personification where inanimate objects are being human qualities. For example cold bites this figure of speech makes us realize just how cold and uncomfortable this boy was feeling as he lay on the cold floor. The personification darkening garden watches shows that the only thing greeting our winner in a dark garden, whilst in the next line, the bushes hold their breath this personification not only reminds us of the effort done by the boy in order to avoid those who sought him, but also portrays the silence that surrounds the boy once he emerged from his hiding place.The very last in the poem sums up the disappoint felt by the persons, as soon as he realizes that all his friends had abandoned the search long before. Indeed the feeling is one of bitter disappointment and although this is basically a poem about childhood recollections, a moral can still be learnt from it, namely that in life, when success seems to be within easy reach, we should not allow ourselves to feel over- confident as we might end up be losing everything and feeling completely empty, and disillusioned losers. Theme of childhood