About His Person Analysis
"About his person", suggests that this poem is about what is found about the person of a dead corpse. It also follows the theme of identity because we as the reader are attempting to analyse the poem to find out the corpse's characteristics and why he died. "About he person", can also be linked to us because we are made to think about what makes up our own personal image.
My first observation about the poem is the fact that it is spilt into two line couplets. This could be linked to the content because the lines are short which could represent his short life, but they also give the impression of a list, which ties into the fact that the poem is basically a catalogue of what was found on the body.
Stanza one says that the corpse had exactly five pounds fifty in change. This in itself is strange because it isn't normal to carry around that exact amount of money. The comma on line one helps to exaggerate the fact that this isn't normal and we are mad to think of possible reasons for him having this money. The next line shows that a library card was found on the corpse and that it was on its date of expiry. This could symbolise that his life has ended or that his life, like the card, is no longer any good.
The next stanza is about a post card that was found. The card has been stamped and franked which means it is basically ready to send, but nothing has been written on it. This could definitely be a metaphor for his life, it has finished but he hasn't done anything with it. The commas in this section make us read the words slower and help us to realise something wrong with the post card.
Stanza three is all about this person's diary. It has been slashed from March 24th to the 1st April. This could have been his last week alive and the person could have died on April fools day, which could suggest a poor practical joke. It may also show that this person life was a joke and was meaningless.
Stanza four is a very interesting part of the poem. It says that the corpse
My first observation about the poem is the fact that it is spilt into two line couplets. This could be linked to the content because the lines are short which could represent his short life, but they also give the impression of a list, which ties into the fact that the poem is basically a catalogue of what was found on the body.
Stanza one says that the corpse had exactly five pounds fifty in change. This in itself is strange because it isn't normal to carry around that exact amount of money. The comma on line one helps to exaggerate the fact that this isn't normal and we are mad to think of possible reasons for him having this money. The next line shows that a library card was found on the corpse and that it was on its date of expiry. This could symbolise that his life has ended or that his life, like the card, is no longer any good.
The next stanza is about a post card that was found. The card has been stamped and franked which means it is basically ready to send, but nothing has been written on it. This could definitely be a metaphor for his life, it has finished but he hasn't done anything with it. The commas in this section make us read the words slower and help us to realise something wrong with the post card.
Stanza three is all about this person's diary. It has been slashed from March 24th to the 1st April. This could have been his last week alive and the person could have died on April fools day, which could suggest a poor practical joke. It may also show that this person life was a joke and was meaningless.
Stanza four is a very interesting part of the poem. It says that the corpse