Personal Helicon

• Key ideas

  A poem showing the progression of a child’s mindset and how they view life.

  The ’wells’ represents a view of something and how you see/interpret it.
• Structure

  Title- ‘Helicon’ refers to a mountain of Greek Mythology which was a source of poetic inspiration.

  ABAB Rhyme Scheme, repetitive frequency of memories, 5 stanzas.
• Stanza 1

  ‘As a child’ -recounts/memory.

  ‘Wells’ reference to the helicon.

  ’the trapped sky’ oxymoron, personification, alliteration.

  ‘Waterweed, fungus, dank moss’ pungent, earthy, disgust.
• Stanza 2

  ‘Rotted’ negative, ambitious

  ‘Savoured rich crash’ metaphor, to savour innocence.

  ‘End of the rope’ -life line

  ‘Reflection’ identity/importance.