LITERARY DEVICES
S1 Seen Poetry Name: Leya Leung
The Richest Poor Man in the Valley
By Lindsay Macrae
1 On the outside enjambment
Visual Imagery he seemed older than he was. end-stopped
- His face was like a weather map simile
full of bad weather
5 while inside
his heart was fat with sun. metaphor
With his two dogs
he cleared a thin silver path
across the Black Mountain.
10 And when winter personification / diction "kicked in
"
kicked in =
↑ suddena forceful -
they brought his sheep
down from the top
1)
simile
like sulky clouds. human emotion
Dursonification sulky
=
15 Harry didn’t care for things
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that other people prize
and lies.
7
like money, houses, bank accounts
rhyme) (
He was living in a caravan
20 until the day he died.
symbolism of "diamonds"
But at his funeral now cherished and
portray
his friends’ tears simile valued Harry was
fell like a thousand hyperbole
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diamonds.
content
S1 Seen Poetry Name: Leya Leung
effect : visualise
outside inside
The Richest Poor Man in the Valley us
Harry's
juxtaposition Physical appearance
By Lindsay Macrae
= Physical appearance
1 On the outside
he seemed older than he was. darker colours = darker skin
His face was like a weather map
full of bad weather
5
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while inside
* lines
wrinkles =
Harry remains unaffected
by wordly pressures and is
his heart was fat with sun. .
able to remain true to himself
m
filled
- ↑ warmth, Harry cares for people as they are.
herding dogs With his two dogs light joy lively , ,
he cleared a thin silver path previously no path
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across the Black Mountain.
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10 And when winter
(
its cold = Harry others us
its winter and kicked in ↓ He has a different
they have to move they brought his sheep mindset about
money as well as
how other
but the sheep down from the top people view you
don't and
want to move
like sulky clouds. sulky sad:
disappointed
someone withmoney provides
the financial means of buying a
15 Harry didn’t care for things possessions big house
that other people prize X materialistic living wealth , symbols ,
of wealth
like money, houses, bank accounts
and lies. integrity morality houses have lot of space
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,
: a
He was living in a caravan cramped lacks space
Caravan : ,
20 until the day he died.
contradicts =
But at his funeral
the thought that one
has to be wealthy to have
his friends’ tears
friends fell like a thousand this is what makes
diamonds. Harry the "richest man" of how loved he is
precious , expensive ,
rare
The Richest Poor Man in the Valley
↑ the hills that dips down
Rich in what way ? Poet :
Lindsay McRae
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friendship Persona : HarryLaka the richest poor man in the valley)
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knowledge
Structure
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4 separate stanzas w/different number of lines palance
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Free verse (no regular rhyme scheme striving contentment
Identify the device
Explain the effect poem conversational
: tone (through enjambment)
natural , mimics how a story would be told
Stanza 7 : understand his personality and appearance
Stanza 2 : his job as a shepherd
stanza 3 : reflects how Harry is true to himself and doesn't care for money
stanza 4 :
contradicts how he is"rich" in life , not in materialistic things but in how loved he is
1) Find an example of simile in the poem and comment on its effect. (1 Mark)
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An example of simile in the poem and its effect is
in line 22-24 , his friends tears fell like a
thousand diamonds .
This allows for the
reader to feel more emotional and to be put into Harry's friends shoes ,
added unto the feeling of how precious Harry was .
2) Find t wo pieces of evidence of Harry’s life style by using textual evidence. (4 Marks)
One of the two pieces of evidence from the poem is from line 6-7 where it puts emphasis on his simple lifestyle , 'With his two
dogs he cleared a thin silver path . This contrasts with an
average person who has a very busy office life .
3) Looking at stanza 4, can you identify and explain the literary devices that show the reader the impact
Harry had on others around him.
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