Oxymoron used to show how people see him as a ridiculous figure. Alliteration and sibilance emphasises menacing area.

The Clown Punk Simile implies that he is dressed eccentrically and to them looks unkempt and dishevelled. Imperatives have the tone of a lesson he serves as a reminder and example of how not to behave/dress according to parents. Driving home through the shonky side of town, three times out of then youll see the town clown like a basket of washing that got up and walked, towing a dog on a rope. But

Assonance/rhyme emphasises how they seem him as a joke and something amusing. Highlights the permanency of the decisions made in youth.

dont laugh: every pixel of that mans skin is shot through with indelible ink; as he steps out at the traffic lights, think what hell look like in thirty years time

the deflated face and shrunken scalp still daubed with the sad tattoos of high punk. you kids in the back seat who wince and scream when he slathers his daft mush on the windscreen, As the rain washes the suds away, so too has the significance and worth of the punk diminished when people judge him.

Mirrors deflated ideals and ambitions or dreams he once had.

remember the clown punk with his dyed brain, then picture the windscreen wipers, and let it rain. Simon Armitage

Reflects the clouded judgment of the punk and ridicules his decisions metaphor.

Interpretations of the poem: A comment on the prejudice in society. A portrayal of a piteous and lonely man, A lesson about how your decisions in life affect you.

Key Language: connotation, imagery, metaphor, simile Structure and form: stanzas, type, patterns, contrast, juxtaposition Poetic methods: alliteration, caesura, assonance, rhythm, rhyme Character and voice: who is speaking and to whom? Tone of voice Links: comparisons to other speakers, methods and themes