"Not Waving But Drowning" by Stevie Smith explores the idea of isolation by being misunderstood by the people around you. ... This personal treatment of the theme helps us appreciate it more as it shows the poet has a deep understanding. The poet uses the first person narrative ambiguously and speaks on two layers using the persona of the dead man to speak her own thoughts. ... In "Not Waving But Drowning" the poet employs many techniques such as the use of persona and the first person narrative making the poem seem very personal which deepens the reader's appreciation of the theme of ...

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The third is a narrative on the future. ... In the first stanza, the use of the word "screen" in the first line of the poem conjures the idea that Aunt Jennifer watches these tigers as if they are on a film in her head. ... I am wondering if this is meant to remove the idea of Aunt Jennifer's personal oppression and bring in a larger scope representing the oppression of all women with the generic use of "Aunt". ... Perhaps this is a narrative statement being made by the storyteller letting us know that she is now fighting this battle. ...

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• Grade Level: High School

Thomas deliberately creates a strategy to provoke and support his idea to the reader's curiosity by using examples from the simplest forms of life to the more complex, we humans. ... As you read his story, through his observations, medical research, from the professional ream as well as his personal you will understand. ... Thomas style was that of a narrative essay in which he describes death and pain to the reader. ... To complete, he is also vivid with his ideas that make us think a bit more about death and pain. ...

• Word Count: 824
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• Grade Level: High School