Inniskeen Road – Patrick Kavanagh

Rhyme: Sonnet formation with rhyme scheme of [a-b-a-b-c-d-c-d-b-d-b-d-e-e] note the first 8 lines and then the 6 lines of summarisation or final contemplation with the final rhyming couplet. Tone: ordinary, everyday speech Imagery: Rural Life Themes: Rural Life (loneliness/frustration) [plight], Imagination & creative vision Poetic Techniques: Alliteration: noted in the first lines with the repetition [...]

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