Aunt julia

• i could not .... i could not 


  repetition shows speakers frustration
• she wore men's boots 


  connotations of work / manual labour - physical
• her strong foot


  power/ independence
• stained with peat


  permanent / a part of nature
• absolute darkness 


  scary / sinister contrast
• crickets being friendly 


  personification anthropomorphism very welcoming and safe/ security
• she was buckets 


  memory / daily life / harsh conditions
• and water flouncing
• she was winds pouring wetly


  synecdoche natural world - elemental - harsh conditions - alliteration sound of the wind
• spoke Gaelic very loud and very fast 


  repetition - emphasises the barriers between them , creates contrast of her in life vs death
• silenced in the absolute black 


  absence of sound = black - final death ending
• but i hear her still , welcoming me 


  , caesura shift to present tense " still" ongoing she live in him
• unanswered 


  isolated final word - reflects his isolation from heritage

  his feeling of loss/frustration her + culture
• themes 


  isolation , loss , emotions , relationships , family , reflections
• links with 


  basking shark , visting hour