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Boyish Things
What a find!
Identify all the things in verse three which The words “cloistered centuries” in the
indicate that little Benjamin does not
first line of verse four is an example of a
allow his challenges with hearing to
literary device known as a transferred
prevent him from finding rich engagement epitet.
with life.
Reflect on the words “jungle of green”.
What is the symbolic nexus between:
a. these words and what we know about
little Benjamin so far?
b. the word “green” and what we know
about Chartreuse?
The word “green” is also being used in this
context to represent a whole kingdom of
things. What is this kingdom? What is the
literary device in which a part or a feature
of something is used to represent a whole
group or class of things? Research it.
Transferred Epitet? Whuz dah?
A transferred epithet is a figure of
speech in which an epithet (or
adjective) grammatically qualifies a
noun other than the person or thing
it is actually describing.
In the latter part of verse three, the poet
begins to establish a connection with
Chartreuse. Identify specific pieces of
evidence in the poem that support this
connection.
Stephen Sandiford’s use of contrast starts
to emerge very powerfully during the latter
part of verse three. Based on your discov-
eries about the history of Chartreuse, who
do you think little Benjamin’s life is being
contrasted with?
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