Structure - An Easy Passage

• The poem 'An Easy Passage' often uses Enjambment, this creates a sense of continuous flow, paralleling the girl's journey from her porch roof to the open window
• The poem 'An Easy Passage' often uses Enjambment, this reflects the stream of consciousness of the girl, paralleling how the girl's emotions and thoughts constantly flow and pour over to the next line
• The poem 'An Easy Passage' often uses Enjambment, Adolescence is unpredictable & chaotic time, this is paralleled by the Enjambment as the reader never really knows when the line will end and start again
• The poem 'An Easy Passage' often uses Enjambment, this mimics the natural rhythm of speech, making the poem’s voice more intimate and conversational
• The poem 'An Easy Passage' often uses Enjambment, this blurs the boundaries between lines, creating a more seamless and interconnected poetic form, emphasising the seamless nature of Liminality (transitioning between ages is inexorable)
• The poem 'An Easy Passage' strategically End-stopped lines & Caesuras, this can fragments the orderly structure to reflect the tension between the stability of childhood and the uncertainties of adolescence
• The poem 'An Easy Passage' strategically End-stopped lines & Caesuras, this can reflect the girl's moments of hesitation and contemplation, reflecting the preliminary thoughts of hesitations when growing up
• The poem 'An Easy Passage' strategically End-stopped lines & Caesuras, these capture moments of dubiosity in childhood & contemplation of transitioning to adolescence and adulthood
• The poem 'An Easy Passage' strategically End-stopped lines & Caesuras, this creates a more natural rhythm & parallels the true authentic feelings of the speaker