The Gun - "The King of Death had arrived to feast..."

• In the Gun, "King of Death had arrived to feast... his black mouth sprouting golden crocuses", the lexical choice "golden" has connotations of value, suggesting the Gun is a valuable asset to the family
• In the Gun, "King of Death had arrived to feast... his black mouth sprouting golden crocuses", the lexical choice "golden" connotes radiance & warmth, exemplifying the energy the Gun has brought to the household
• In the Gun, "King of Death had arrived to feast... his black mouth sprouting golden crocuses", the lexical choice "golden" has religious context, Gold was a gift to Baby Jesus, suggesting the Gun is a gift for life (ironic as a Gun kills)
• In the Gun, "King of Death had arrived to feast... his black mouth sprouting golden crocuses", the lexical choice "golden" has religious context, Gold was a gift to Baby Jesus, suggesting the Gun should only be used for Gods
• In the Gun, "King of Death had arrived to feast... his black mouth sprouting golden crocuses", the lexical choice "golden" may symbolise bullets
• In the Gun, "King of Death had arrived to feast... his black mouth sprouting golden crocuses", the use of Bathos compares the Gun to something which brings life, which is ridiculously ironic as a Gun Kills
• In the Gun, "King of Death had arrived to feast... his black mouth sprouting golden crocuses", this presents a vivid and evocative image of death personified as the "King of Death" feasting on the results of violence
• In the Gun, "King of Death had arrived to feast... his black mouth sprouting golden crocuses", the use of vivid imagery suggests a paradoxical culmination of darkness and beauty
• In the Gun, "King of Death had arrived to feast... his black mouth sprouting golden crocuses", symbolises the potential for renewal and transformation amidst the darkness of death, adding depth to the portrayal of mortality in the poem
• In the Gun, "King of Death had arrived to feast... his black mouth sprouting golden crocuses", the lexical phrase "King of Death" has powerful, primitive with Paganism
• In the Gun, "King of Death had arrived to feast... his black mouth sprouting golden crocuses", the lexical phrase "King of Death" references the Greek God of Hades and reminds the inevitability of death
• In the Gun, "King of Death had arrived to feast... his black mouth sprouting golden crocuses", the lexical phrase "King of Death" has paganist qualities to Celtic Mythology and the Horned God Cernunnos who represented hunting, depicting the primitive & hunting qualities of the dynamic
• In the Gun, "King of Death had arrived to feast... his black mouth sprouting golden crocuses", the lexical choice "King" has hierarchical connotations, suggesting that the Gun is the most powerful figure in the household
• In the Gun, "King of Death had arrived to feast... his black mouth sprouting golden crocuses", the lexical choice "King" has connotations of male dominance & a strong sense of patriarchy, suggesting an abusive relationship which is now being caused by the Gun
• In the Gun, "King of Death had arrived to feast... his black mouth sprouting golden crocuses", the lexical choice "King" has connotations of greatness and power, suggesting the Gun is a great & powerful weapon
• In the Gun, "King of Death had arrived to feast... his black mouth sprouting golden crocuses", the lexical phrase of "King of Death" has connotations of historical battles, where guns have been weaponised for centuries
• In the Gun, "King of Death had arrived to feast... his black mouth sprouting golden crocuses", the lexical phrase "King of Death" is hypocritical as this is more satanic than god-like
• In the Gun, "King of Death had arrived to feast... his black mouth sprouting golden crocuses", the use of personification has an ominous & sinister tone
• In the Gun, "King of Death had arrived to feast... his black mouth sprouting golden crocuses", the lexical phrase "King of Death" has connotations of royalty, suggesting the gun should be respected and treated with the highest level of courtesy
• In the Gun, "King of Death had arrived to feast... his black mouth sprouting golden crocuses", the lexical choice "feast" further reinforces the imagery of death as a voracious entity that consumes life
• In the Gun, "King of Death had arrived to feast... his black mouth sprouting golden crocuses", the lexical phrase "his black mouth" adds to the ominous atmosphere, suggesting a gaping void or abyss associated with death
• In the Gun, "King of Death had arrived to feast... his black mouth sprouting golden crocuses", the lexical phrase "his black mouth" has a consuming tone, suggesting the Gun consumes the lives of people
• In the Gun, "King of Death had arrived to feast... his black mouth sprouting golden crocuses", the lexical phrase "his black mouth" implies an abyss that epitomizes all of the violence and sinister imagery and messages of poem as the animals are now being imagined to be eaten
• In the Gun, "King of Death had arrived to feast... his black mouth sprouting golden crocuses", the lexical phrase "his black mouth" has macabre imagery, a poignant reminder of the inevitability of death
• In the Gun, "King of Death had arrived to feast... his black mouth sprouting golden crocuses", the lexical choice "Crocuses" are associated with spring and renewal which contrasts the idea of death
• In the Gun, "King of Death had arrived to feast... his black mouth sprouting golden crocuses", the lexical choice "Crocuses" have pure & innocent connotations due to their beauty, which paradoxically juxtaposes the idea of Death
• In the Gun, "King of Death had arrived to feast... his black mouth sprouting golden crocuses", the lexical choice "Crocuses" are deceiving as they are vibrant flowers which are poisonous, suggesting gun is an enticing image but it is actually a toxic killing machine (this beauty has a sinister truth)
• In the Gun, "King of Death had arrived to feast... his black mouth sprouting golden crocuses", the lexical choice "Crocuses" which creates Bathos, as death is ridiculously compared to life and rejuvenation
• In the Gun, "King of Death had arrived to feast... his black mouth sprouting golden crocuses", the lexical choice "Crocuses" was considered Sacred to the Greek God Apollo, the god of Light and Healing (which contrasts the ideas of Death)
• In the Gun, "King of Death had arrived to feast... his black mouth sprouting golden crocuses", the lexical choice "Crocuses" has a dark undertone, meaning reader shouldn't be fooled by perceived beauty: they're poisonous and toxic, which reflects their secretly dangerous relationship