Title - The Gun

• The Gun serves as an observational & polemic metaphor of the impact of a Gun on a family's household
• 'The Gun' is a simple title to help the reader understand the principal concept of the poem, highlighting the impact of power & violence
• 'The Gun' contains 2 monosyllabic words to delineate the harsh and direct nature of the poem, and how the Gun directly and immediately causes harm
• 'The Gun' tells the story of how a Gun being brought into a person's house is a catalyst of change for the house's dynamic, and the transformative nature of this simple object