I Say I Say I Say

Plan

Introduction

The description of

Themes- Depression

Tone

Interrogative tone-Use of question marks

Language

Uses of colours to emphasis a point

Crimson to white to pink. The contrast from Crimson to white heightens the idea of this deep cut.

Images

Dark painful images

‘A crimson tidemark round the tub” This indicate the high amount of blood and the pain that

Structure

One stanza


The dark poem, ‘I say I say I say’, is surrounded by the key ideas of depression. The poem describes and questions the idea of a type of self-harm, which is cutting oneself. This Artuad style is shocking for the reader as the different linguistic techniques emphasis the depression idea within the poem. The repetition of words and themes emphasise the main points of Armitage’s ideas. The poet uses a lot of repetition throughout the poem to emphasises his ideas and make them stand out. This helps the reader to understand the speaker more fluidly.

The title of the poem ‘I Say I Say I Say’ shows a repetition of speech or some ordering tone. This first person quote could symbolize the speaker reaching out for help or wanting people to listen but not completely showing it as the first two lines of the poem are questioning and audience or group of people.

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At the beginning of this poem we get an interrogative tone. This tone is used to question the readers, which causes the reader to think and answer the questions themselves.

‘Anyone here had a go at themselves for a laugh? Anyone opened their wrists with a blade in the bath?’

The word ‘laugh’ is sarcastic, as the whole poem is linked to this idea of depression or self-harm. It could also show this idea of the speaker mocking someone as they ‘have a go at themselves for a laugh’. This ironic tone is used to emphasise the speakers ...

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