It is impossible for anyone to enter our small world. The adults don't understand us. They think we're childish. No one can get in our world; It has a wall twenty feet high, and adults have only ten feet ladders.
Im really bad in poetry and i need a little help. im writing an essay on this poem written by Ross Falconer, he was 11, and i need to know 2 things:
*mood and tone of the poem and how it is achieved
* poetic devices, line, how does the literary device function in the poem
2007-01-18 11:59:10 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Homework Help
the tone is resentful and rebellious.
it is acheived through negative words, especially regarding adults: impossible, don't understand, only.
poetic devices:
free verse
2007-01-18 12:05:01 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
You should also add that he uses this "wall" as a metaphor (since there is obviously no real wall between kids and adults)
2007-01-18 13:46:52 · answer #2 · answered by xskeptictankx 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋