In addition in the fourth paragraph there is a lot of cohesion due to the repetition of the ‘c’ sounds. Words such as ‘crisp’, ‘Camellias’ and ‘Christmas’ creates a clean cut sound which helps make the description stand out. The first sentence aims to be conclusive by saying ‘the air is crisp and clear and completely unpolluted’, the repetition of the ‘c’ sound accumulates the description and then makes the sentence conclusive due to the ‘ed’ at the end off ‘unpolluted’.
In the fifth paragraph the ‘c’ sound is repeated again including words like ‘coastline’ and ‘cobbled’ which creates a clean cut sound. Furthermore this means that the use of alliteration is also increasingly effective ‘colour-washed cobbled cottages’, this is another description that makes the noun ’cottages’ stand out,
Furthermore the actual name Lizard Peninsula actually has a threatening sound due to the ‘z’ in the Lizard, and the ‘s’ in Peninsula is very sharp and clear. Therefore the name is very catching due to the consonants ‘z’ and ‘s’.
Repetition plays a key role in a text; particular words may be repeated in different text. In this case repetition is used to ensure that the reader understands that the Lizard Peninsula really is outstanding. As well as the sounds of many letters have been repeated, words have also been repeated to make the sentence stand out and make sure it echoes’s to the reader throughout the text. In the third paragraph ‘and’ is repeated three times, ‘the air is crisp and clear completely unpolluted and The Lizard’, the repetition of ‘and’ accumulates the sentence and reinforces the description. Furthermore there is alliteration in the sentence, ‘crisp and clear and completely’, the adjectives are more emphasised and really make the reader think that the air is free from any sort of pollution. During this paragraph ‘where’ is also repeated three times in the same sentence; ‘it is a place where Primroses flower in December, where Camellias open in time for Christmas and where Daffodils decorate’. Firstly flowers represent natural beauty therefore the repetition of ‘where’ could symbolize the natural beauty of the Lizard Peninsula and the natural beauty ‘decorates’ the land there. Secondly the sentence is full of alliteration word by word this enhances the description.
Throughout the poem some adjectives have ended with ‘ed’. In the first paragraph the word that ends with ‘ed’ is ‘unhurried’, in the second paragraph the words are ‘surrounded’ and ‘isolated’, in the fourth paragraph the word is ‘unpolluted’ and in the final paragraph the words are ‘huddled’, ‘washed’ and ‘cobbled’. All these words that end with a ‘ed’ are all adjectives, they describe a noun. The ‘ed’ is a technique to show that the description in final and completed, therefore it is almost as though the description has been justified. Such as ‘isolated’ the sentence it comes in is ‘the peninsula has an isolated ruggedness’, in this sentence all the emphasis is placed on isolated, the ‘ed’ at the end reinforces that the island stands alone.
The use of personification is used throughout the Lizard Peninsula which makes the text seem more vivid. ‘In Spring it comes alive’, this sentence has been personified it has a positive impact on the reader as it makes the area seem more inviting. The word ‘dozes’ is used to describe the Lizard Peninsula in autumn. The word ‘dozes’ personifies the area as though it hibernates in autumn. Furthermore the word ‘golden’ personifies the clouds as it makes it seem more alive. In addition gold is a bright colour and makes the area very appealing.
The words that are chosen are different and all have a different impact on the reader. In the opening paragraph there is a sense of cohesion all the way through the paragraph the key point in this paragraph is to get across to the reader that the Lizard Peninsula is ‘unique’. In the text it says that the Lizard Peninsula ‘stands alone’ really emphasises the fact that is individual. The other words that describe the Lizard in the first paragraph are ‘sedate and unhurried’; these basically tell the reader that the place is timeless and peaceful so you can escape to it.
The overall mood of the text is formal; however in the second paragraph that text directs the reader in the subordinate clause ‘that you just don’t find anywhere else.’
Furthermore the second paragraph enforces that the Lizard Peninsula is ‘stunningly beautiful at any time’. This paragraph also uses the personal pronoun ‘you’, this brings the reader in and adds a colloquial tone.
In the third paragraph the words that are chosen are very vivid such as ‘flora and fauna’, these words make the reader imagine the area although the reader has not been. Additionally winter has been personified to been ‘moody’ and ‘alive’, although been ‘moody’ is a disadvantage due to winter the writer has personified the Lizard Peninsula and is trying to say that even though it is ‘moody’ or miserable in winter ‘in Spring it comes alive’, basically that there is plenty to do in the spring.
Overall the text uses Proper nouns to place emphasis on a place or object such as the flowers, although they do not need capital letters in this text the flowers such as ‘Daffodils’ have a capital letter at the beginning to place emphasis on the flower.
