Key learning points

1. Dooley uses metaphors to convey how the speaker yearns to have a closer relationship with the natural world.
2. Dooley uses natural imagery to romanticise the man’s life in a rural setting.
3. Dooley uses rhetorical questions to convey the moral value the speaker attaches to the natural world.
4. Dooley's use of tercets could mimic the brief and fleeting nature of the communication between the pair.
5. Dooley’s use of personal pronouns could mirror the ‘back and forth’ nature of their communication.

Keywords

• Tercets - stanza of three lines in a poem, often forming a complete thought or unit

• Alliteration - repetition of initial sounds in close succession for poetic or rhetorical effect

• Romanticise - portraying something in an idealised or overly sentimental manner, often distorting reality

• Inadequate - insufficient or lacking in quality, quantity or capability to meet requirements or expectations

• Fleeting - brief or transient, passing quickly, often used to describe moments or experiences

Common misconception