The Thatcher described from outsidethe Mason speaks for himself Heaney speech patterns unfamiliarity and skill Hardy accents endurance Although methodical. there is a touch of the charming to the Thatcher. We appreciate the mason’s humanity and kindness. instead than his accomplishment.
Similarities and differences in the poets’ attitudes and the candidates’ personal penchant:
What each verse form is about:
•A description of a local workingman: his mode. equipment. and work-materials.
•praise for the accomplishment of the workingman ;
•the endurance of a traditional trade.
The Old Workman
•An old stone-mason explains to a inquirer why he has aged prematurely.
Candidates’ response to utilize of linguistic communication:
•loose iambic pentameters. hinted rime ( slackly decasyllabic lines. with irregular beat and hinted rime ) ;
•the Thatcher is in demand. conveyed by an antique phrase: “bespoke for weeks” ;
•slow to get down. his readyings are unhurried. and stuffs are tested before usage ;
•he is methodical and well-prepared: “laid out well-honed blades” ;
•There are thoughts of him easy get the hanging the stuff “handful by handful” .
The image of the basic shows him acquiring it under control ;
•heraldic term “couchant” may propose the unfamiliarity of the adult male and his work ;
•verbs “shaved… . flushed… . stitched” convey meticulosity ;
•honeycomb image suggests elaborateness of what he constructs ;
•his audience. hitherto unseeable. look merely as look up toing gapers in concluding line – “they” – anon. in the face of his accomplishment ;
•The transforming Midas image concludes this verse form of congratulations. The Old Workman
•poem in duologue signifier. inquiry and reply – the mason’s apology for his life ;
•rhymed quatrains. colloquial beat ;
•use of proficient footings: “quoin” . “ashlar” . “freestone” ;
•word “mansion” suggests societal gulf between workingman and his employers ;
•permanence of his work ;
•his sudden hurt conveyed onomatopoeically. “crack” ;
•echoed by his dialect description of himself as “crookt” ;
•separation of workingman and employer. hapless and rich. is conveyed in several ways ;
•his satisfaction that he has benefited his employers conveyed in dialect phrase “right and tight” ;
•He has the workman’s satisfaction that his work will outlive him.
Candidates’ consciousness of contexts:
Campaigners may demo consciousness of some of the followers:
•traditional trades in Ulster ;
•Heaney’s childhood in Co. Derry ;
•Hardy’s male parent was a stone-mason
•ideas of the skilled craftsman and pride in one’s work ;
•the mention to the mason’s “life’s aching “ evokes a universe where an injured workingman received no incapacity benefits. but worked on.