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Revelation: Linking Analysis To Theme
Revelation: Linking Analysis To Theme
Task One
1. The theme: The young narrators frightening experience with a
bull makes her realise that the world is evil and that, males,
specifically, are a threat to her and she is vulnerable. There is a
transformation from naivety to awareness. She realises the world is
full of evil. The bull comes to embody the evil that is all around us.
Which of the two descriptions above would you say explains the
theme best? Give your reasons.
Task Two
In your essays, it is very important that in your analysis
/explanation you do two things:
(a) Identify the technique you are analysing and
(b) Link it back to the theme of evil. Remember
Below, are a series of quotations from the poem Revelation. You must now
identify the missing technique each time and ensure your analysis links back
to the theme of evil.
Example One
darkness- The technique of
endangerment
Example Two
clanking technique: ONOMATOPOIEA reveals the bull attempting to break free
from its chains.
How does this help us understand about the nature of evil?
It suggests that evil may break free at any moment; evil can be potentially
unleashed at any moment.
Now try these. Copy out your analysis and link back to the theme of evil
each time.
3.
Prior to meeting the bull she was partially aware of evil in the world. She learns a
deep and valuable lesson that is daunting and saddening.
4. Antidote Technique: ________________________ cured her naivety.
Fear is running through her body and she is desperate to get somewhere safe.
She realises the fragility of nature and the world and she is careful not to allow
evil to destroy her milk; contaminate her.
Task Three
The ending reaffirms the idea of evil being all around us in the world; everything
this evil. The girl is terrified; the world is not a nice place. The reader can relate
to this feeling. No-one can stay innocent forever. The reader engages by
summoning their own childhood memories, remembering when they too lost
their innocence. But also regret that we cannot defeat evil or challenge it nor
protect our own children from it.
Add some personal engagement with regards to what your own revelations have
been with regards to the three themes below:
1. The theme of evil What does Lochheads poem teaches you about evil?
2. Gender roles what does Lochheads poem suggest about gender roles?