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I Need Help With This School Project Please (Poetry)

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Davefry | 23:25 Fri 10th Mar 2017 | Arts & Literature
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My teacher wants me to review the strong points of this poem and why it works. Can anyone give me some advice? I'm lost!

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The writer borrows a technique from many prose writers of commencing his narrative part way through the full story. i.e. there's initially no indication of what the poem is about (i.e. the Chernobyl disaster), thus firing the reader's curiosity and inviting him to read further.

He then proceeds (in his third paragraph)to contrast the harsh realities of the situation with the natural beauty of the surrounding landscape, helping to emphasise the sense of unreality which those on the bus must have experienced.

The fourth paragraph serves almost solely to provide an explanation of what was actually going on.

The final two paragraphs relate to the lasting psychological effects of the experience, suggesting that while he has in some ways been able to 'move on' in his life, he will always be haunted by what occurred decades earlier.
The simplest way is to read and retell the poem, and then say that it (very sensitive, deep, innovative, perfectly describes that time, conveys the author's emotions and in the same spirit). Also you can just ask someone else to create for you, for example at https://essayontime.com.au/blog/ozessay-com-au-review. Or just googly review on this poem. Someone probably already made a review of it.
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