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Gentle reader analysis4/30/2023 ![]() There are only two rhyme lines and two repetitive refrains. As a villanelle poetry, it is written in iambic pentameter. The rhyme scheme of the poem is ABA ABA ABA ABA ABA ABAA. The poet tries to reinstall the notion of showing immunity towards death through repetitive lines making it fascinating to the mind of the readers. It has also many repetitive refrains that agitates the readers to be conscious about defying death. It is enriched with many literary devices such as the use of imagery, alliteration and consonant sounds, metaphors and simile as well as symbols. The poem is a quintessential of villanelle poetic form comprising of nineteen lines which comprises of five tercets and a quatrain. The poet tries to show the temporality of life and the necessity to celebrate the each moments of life. It gives a discourse on resisting and defying death citing many instances to justify the need to show immunity towards death. Published by Atheneum Books for Young Readers/Simon & Schuster Children’s Publishing Division, New York, NY.Ĭopyright © 2019 by Sue Morris/Kid Lit Reviews.Do not go gentle into that Goodnight, written by Dylan Thomas is a beautiful masterpiece that mediates on death. Illustrations copyright © 2019 by Kelly Pousette. The Very, Very Far North: a story for gentle readers and listeners. ![]() Illustrations: Rendered in charcoal and digital This kid hopes Duane the polar bear and his friends (C.C., Twitch, Magic, Handsome, Boo, and Major Puff) will return for additional stories sometime very, very soon. Every kid younger than 8 and older than 12, and that is a BIG number of kids who might miss The Very, Very Far North Think of all the kids who will never know Duane the polar bear. Kids of all ages will love Duane and his friends, and the stories they have to tell. The media page for The Very, Very Far North states this book is a middle grade book, for age eight to twelve. The adorable black and white illustrations will delight children.īut. ![]() ![]() The stories come alive as you read or listen (as the title suggests). Occasionally the narrator speaks directly to the reader. The fact that Duane is in every story but one may aid in his popularity with children. Your child will have a favorite character, most choosing Duane the polar bear, due to his good nature and willingness to do most anything. Each story is as humorous and memorable as the last. Read at bedtime, you have two weeks’ worth of short stories (one per chapter). The Very, Very Far North is one of those books you will read many times. So it would if I told you how Duane and Magic ended up on a toboggan flying down Baby Whaleback Hill. I cannot tell you how this ends, as that would ruin the story. Major Puff did not help the situation any when he decided Handsome was his family’s archenemy and began an attack. He had scared himself quite literally stiff. While trying to cross the river, Handsome became stuck. Duane loves adventures with his friends, which is how he met Major Puff. the snow owl spends her days in the library of a shipwreck “conducting experiments for the advancement of knowledge toward the benefit of all.” Just past Duane’s cave, Handsome the musk ox enjoys his reflecting pond and prefers good etiquette and manners to bad. Why I like this book: Duane the polar bear makes friends with other arctic animals, many of whom he names. If you head north, really north, to the north part of north, where parallels and meridians tangle, where compasses get confused and chronometers lose confidence, then once you reach that north, you go just a bit farther north, that’s where you’ll find Duane and his friends. Don’t worry about the fact that Duane is a polar bear-he has only kindness in his heart, which is why his friends love him so.īut if you are not able to visit Duane and his friends anytime soon, then the story tucked gently between the pages of this book should tide you over until you are ready for your own great adventure to the Very, Very Far North. He might ask your opinion on mid-late-morning naps and late-mid-morning naps. ![]() the owl, Handsome the musk ox, Twitch the arctic hare, Boo the caribou, and Major Puff the puffin. There you’ll find Duane the polar bear and his friends.ĭuane might offer you an icicle treat before introducing you to C.C. Synopsis: If someday you wander north-truly north to the northern part of north-and you come across the Cold, Cold Ocean, follow its shoreline to a beach that’s just right for napping. Themes: Friendship, Personalities, Animals ![]()
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