Peckham Rye Lane

• the sun today- it leaks desperation'


  personification, oppressive' depressed tone
• gunmetal droplets'


  oxymoron - refers to shine from sweat, reflects inner city through grey concrete and possibly gun violence
• knickers lie flaccid'


  personification, limp and dull - negative
• primark' , 'kfc'


  low cost shops which references to the economic prosperity of the area
• like salted jellyfish'


  simile - south-east asian dish which links to the diversity of the area
• grandmother mauve'


  could suggest a diversity of ages
• briny in £2 racks'

  sensory language
• racks of rainbow'


  could reference to the LGBTQ+ community which further emphasises the diversity
• tight as damp and crammed as a coconut shell'


  simile, shows confining heat of the day, the dense population and the diversity of races due to tropical references.
• afro combs and mobile phones'


  internal rhyming contrasts two everyday objects, one traditional and one modern
• afro combs', 'cornrows' , 'seed beeds'


  references to diversity as these hairstyles link to the black community of Peckham
• delicate babies' 'clutching drumsticks like weapons'


  sensory language and simile, the contrast shows the effects of the extreme heat
• the pavement is a gruesome meat'

  metaphor and sensory language, hot and stick, unpleasant
• each person is a sturdy hairbrush bristle on its surface'

  metaphor, shows how everyone is where they belong and that we are all equals
• angels gaze from the treetops'


  balances urban landscape with nature
• radiate comfort'


  optimistic and peaceful which contrasts to chaotic descriptions earlier
• how old was amy blakemkore when she wrote this

  16
• where does she live and work

  london