Papa T

• Picked off one by one by poison-tipped blow-darts


  “One by one” is repeated to add rhythm and highlights the weakness of the English soldiers. this suggests the English are fighting savages
• ‘Their drums‘ panicky rattle, their buglers yelp, musket-clap and popping cannons’ 


  “Panicky rattle“ is personification

  Emotions are being described here and it suggests there are endless amounts of fear as listings has been used here

  •onomatopoeia

  •sensory language has been used
• ”it has me itching to bring him reeling off that tongue”

  •the verb itch suggests that Daguiar is in pain and uncomfortable and desperately wants to scratch his itch and he wants to hear Papa T reading this poem so he can hear his grandads voice

  •metaphor
• “These days the perfect lined face of a blank page” 


  “Blank page” suggests that it’s a new beginning and he’s able to write his future as Daguiar is now a poet.

  •also suggests the poem has moved onto modern days and daguiars life as a poet