An Easy Passage - "Oyster-painted toenails of an............

• In 'An Easy Passage', the quote "oyster-painted toenail... catch the sunlight briefly like the flash of armaments", the lexical choice 'Oyster' elicits pearlescent imagery, creating rich & luxurious imagery
• In 'An Easy Passage', the quote "oyster-painted toenail... catch the sunlight briefly like the flash of armaments", the lexical choice 'Oyster' is difficult to open, suggesting the girl's transition in age will be difficult but worth it
• In 'An Easy Passage', the quote "oyster-painted toenail... catch the sunlight briefly like the flash of armaments", the lexical choice 'Oyster' is considered an Aphrodisiac, symbolising the girl's newfound sexuality when growing up
• In 'An Easy Passage', the quote "oyster-painted toenail... catch the sunlight briefly like the flash of armaments", the lexical choice 'Oyster' could reference Shakespeare's 'The World is your oyster', symbolising the endless possibilities of life
• In 'An Easy Passage', the quote "oyster-painted toenail... catch the sunlight briefly like the flash of armaments", the lexical choice 'Oyster' has Greek Mythological Connotations as they are believed to come from Aphrodite's tears, the Goddess of Love & Lust, symbolising the overpowering influence of sexuality when growing up
• In 'An Easy Passage', the quote "oyster-painted toenail... catch the sunlight briefly like the flash of armaments", the lexical choice 'Oyster' has pearlescent imagery, which indicates a sense of rarity & innocence, symbolising the girl's innocence
• In 'An Easy Passage', the quote "oyster-painted toenail... catch the sunlight briefly like the flash of armaments", the lexical choice 'Oyster' has a sense of sophistication, indicating the girl's ensuing maturity
• In 'An Easy Passage', the quote "oyster-painted toenail... catch the sunlight briefly like the flash of armaments", the lexical choice 'Toenail' further adds to the semantic field of the body, highlighting how the girl's innocence can easily be destroyed
• In 'An Easy Passage', the quote "oyster-painted toenail... catch the sunlight briefly like the flash of armaments", the lexical choice 'Toenail' is a very meticulous & particular part of the body, highlighting the girl's attention to detail about her body
• In 'An Easy Passage', the quote "oyster-painted toenail... catch the sunlight briefly like the flash of armaments", the lexical choice 'Sunlight' has a spotlight effect, as it points out the girl's insecurities, being a metaphor for the girl's own psychological & emotional equilibrium (Light is used as an observational & polemic metaphor throughout the poem)
• In 'An Easy Passage', the quote "oyster-painted toenail... catch the sunlight briefly like the flash of armaments", the lexical choice 'Sunlight' could symbolise hope & aspiration, suggesting the girl's hopeful future
• In 'An Easy Passage', the quote "oyster-painted toenail... catch the sunlight briefly like the flash of armaments", the lexical choice 'Sunlight' is transient, paralleling the girl's impermanence & fleeting nature of youth
• In 'An Easy Passage', the quote "oyster-painted toenail... catch the sunlight briefly like the flash of armaments", the lexical choice 'Sunlight' is associated with the passage of time, paralleling the girl's transition from childhood to adulthood
• In 'An Easy Passage', the quote "oyster-painted toenail... catch the sunlight briefly like the flash of armaments", the lexical choice 'Sunlight' contrasts the darkness of the colour of 'oysters', symbolising the tension between innocence & youth, compared to adolescence
• In 'An Easy Passage', the quote "oyster-painted toenail... catch the sunlight briefly like the flash of armaments", the use of Simile ('like the flash of armaments') is a quick flash, symbolising the quick transition between ages
• In 'An Easy Passage', the quote "oyster-painted toenail... catch the sunlight briefly like the flash of armaments", the use of Simile ('like the flash of armaments') is brief & intense, paralleling the girl's own intensity when growing up
• In 'An Easy Passage', the quote "oyster-painted toenail... catch the sunlight briefly like the flash of armaments", the use of Simile ('like the flash of armaments') is associated with conflict & war, this may suggest an underlying tension or conflict within the girl’s own experience between childhood and adulthood, innocence and experience, or safety and risk
• In 'An Easy Passage', the quote "oyster-painted toenail... catch the sunlight briefly like the flash of armaments", the use of Simile ('like the flash of armaments') are military weapons and equipment, so describing a “flash” links to them being fired, signalling the dangers of conflict when growing up
• In 'An Easy Passage', the quote "oyster-painted toenail... catch the sunlight briefly like the flash of armaments", the use of Simile ('like the flash of armaments') are military weapons and equipment, so describing a “flash” links to them being fired, signalling the dangers when growing up & the psychological & emotional inner conflict
• In 'An Easy Passage', the quote "oyster-painted toenail... catch the sunlight briefly like the flash of armaments", the use of Simile ('like the flash of armaments') suggests a fighting spirit that she may be on the cusp of womanhood now
• In 'An Easy Passage', the quote "oyster-painted toenail... catch the sunlight briefly like the flash of armaments", the use of Simile ('like the flash of armaments') is quite archaic, suggesting the girl's ensuing maturity and advanced vocabulary as she grows up
• In 'An Easy Passage', the quote "oyster-painted toenail... catch the sunlight briefly like the flash of armaments", this quote can be analysed through Freud's Psychoanalytical Concept of Eros & Thanatos
• In 'An Easy Passage', the quote "oyster-painted toenail... catch the sunlight briefly like the flash of armaments", the lexical phrase 'oyster-painted toenail' emphasises beauty, pleasure & the burgeoning (growing) exploration of femininity, these ideas align with the Lens of Eros which encompasses instinctual drives toward life & pleasure
• In 'An Easy Passage', the quote "oyster-painted toenail... catch the sunlight briefly like the flash of armaments", the lexical phrase 'flash of armaments' has connotations of destruction & annihilation, which aligns with the Lens of Thanatos which emphasises instinctual drives towards aggression & destruction
• In 'An Easy Passage', the quote "oyster-painted toenail... catch the sunlight briefly like the flash of armaments", this portrays a moment of youthful beauty and sensuality (Eros), contrasted with the transient and ultimately fleeting nature of such experiences (Thanatos)
• In 'An Easy Passage', the quote "oyster-painted toenail... catch the sunlight briefly like the flash of armaments", the interplay of sunlight and darkness symbolises the inner conflict and tension inherent in the human experience - This tension between Eros (life) and Thanatos (death) underscores the complexities of the girl’s transition from childhood to adolescence