Unfamiliar text practice - English

A lament is an expression of sadness. With close reference to the text, discuss the style used in the non-italicised section of the poem to convey this sadness.

In the poem, “Lament” by Glenn Colquhoun, stylistic techniques such as personification, are used to convey a sense of sadness. In the third stanza we see an example of this technique when it says; “if windows poke out their tongues for a drop of water/or if trees keep their shadows tightly to themselves.” This effectively conveys what the author wanted the audience to feel, which is a sense of longing and grief. This is emphasized by the connotation of words such a; shadows, tightly, drop.