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Nettles

Published on Nov 18, 2015

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PRESENTATION OUTLINE

NETTLES

A poem by Vernon Scannel, 1922-2007

VERNON SCANNEL

The man behind the poem
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MEANING OF THE POEM

At first glance, it's about a boy falling in nettles. At second glance, it's about war.
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LANGUAGE FEATURES

Similes, metaphors, personification and alliteration.
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STRUCTURE

How the poem was set out and what that made us think.
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ALTERNATE MEANING

Other meanings that came to our mind.
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OUR OPINION

How the poem made us feel and what message it gave us.
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