1. A Martian Sends A Postcard Home Explication
Model T is a room with the lock inside - a key is turned to free the world for movement, so quick there is a film to watch for anything missed. ... Analaysis This informal poem is written in free verse or syllabic meter. ... By using the word 'mechanical' Raine is defining books as void or lacking of thought or emotion. ... The auther notes that the Martian does not know the words for "cry" or "laugh", and he uses metaphors to describe how the reader reacts to the effects of books "eyes to melt" (cry) and the "body to shriek without pain" (laugh). ... The poem is structur...
- Word Count: 1520
- Approx Pages: 6
- Grade Level: High School