Diction; Pronouns Lexical fields (2) Conceit metaphor Pathetic fallacy Antrhopomorphic fallacy Verbs Transferred epithet

'You' produces a direct and emphatic feel 1st two stanzas - Happiness and childhood innocence; 'laugh', 'enthralling', 'glowed' 2nd two stanzas - diction becomes darker, more experienced; 'rough', 'feverish', 'fractious' 'inky tadpoles changed from commas into exclamation marks' (synaesthetic) 'thunderstorm' signifies an unstable, turbulent transition into adolescence 'laugh of a bell' (auditory); joyous aspect of childhood Dynamic - 'running', 'chanting'; highlight the excitement 'sexy sky'; complexity of emotions in a growing child