In Mrs.Tilchers Class

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In Mrs. Tilscher's Class How does the writer (Carol Ann Duffy) show the reader their memories of school? The writer shows her memories of school in the poem by using a variety of different techniques; Similes, metaphors, alliteration, imagery, onomatopoeia and personification. Firstly, Carol Ann Duffy uses similes. Similes are a comparison being made between two things using ‘like’ or ‘as’. Evidence for this is “classroom glowed like a sweetshop”. This indicates that the classroom looked magnificent. It is filled with attractive posters and multicolored shapes. The whole place was lively and eye-catching. It also portrays that Mrs. Tilscher was handing out candy. Another example is “Brady and Hindley faded like the faint”. This example is connected to the first one. Brady and Hindley were murderers. The classroom concealed the murderers. They got washed out by the attractiveness and the vividness of the classroom. Secondly, the writer uses metaphors. Metaphors are a comparison between two things where something is/was something else. Verification for this is “inky tadpoles changed from commas to exclamation marks”. This depicts that it was English class. They were learning about how to use commas and now they are being taught about how to use exclamation marks. There is another example “chalky pyramids rubbed into dust”. This conveys that it was history lesson and they were studying about pyramids in the sandy desert. It also conveys that the chalk is being rubbed of the blackboard from a board rubber forming a dust cloud in the air, apparently a sandstorm. Thirdly, she uses onomatopoeia. Onomatopoeia is when words that are written similar to what they sound like. Proof for this is “croaking”. This suggests that there is a frog nearby. Fourthly, the poet uses personification. Personification is when non-human things are given human-like characteristics. A quote

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