Below is another analytical paragraph. It uses poetic and linguistic analytical frameworks to comment on the quotation. Note how the comments all relate to specific words and phrases in the quotation. I've identified literary features and commented on there effects. I've commented on specific word classes, the function and meaning of specific words. This paragraph is using a poem that we will not study but all the main elements of an analytical paragraph are here. Can you identify the different elements of the paragraph?
Hughes describes nature as a powerful force. An example of this power can be seen In the poem The Horses where he describe the sun rising.
‘Then the sun
Orange, red, red erupted’
The dawn is presented as an act of apocalyptic violence that appears to affect the whole earth. Hughes uses colours associated with the element of fire. Connotations of the colour ‘red’ include blood, danger and destruction. The noun is repeated to help give emphasis. The verb ‘erupted’ is associated with volcanoes, one of the most violent and destructive forces of nature on the planet. We are drawn to the bright colours, they are dynamic and interesting. And this contrasts strongly with the ‘black’ and ‘grey’ earlier in the poem. It’s clear from the quotation that Hughes is describing a dramatic event and he is awed by this experience. His description of the sunrise supports these feelings. The syntax in the quotation is fragmented and broken that suggests something explosive and chaotic.
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