Analysis Of The Domesticity Of Giraffes By Judith Beveridge

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The Domesticity of Giraffes The text “The Domesticity of Giraffes” is a poem written by Judith Beveridge. It is based upon the concept of caging animals, specifically giraffes, and the negative effects of keeping animals in captivity. Judith Beveridge uses many language techniques to attract her reader’s attention to the negative effects of keeping animals captive. The Giraffe is depicted as a crippled, lonely, and unhealthy animal as a result of being held in captivity. The use of a personification in the line “Her gaze has the loneliness of smoke” emphasises how lonely the Giraffe is as a result of being isolated for so long, eventually leading to having empty, blank, expressionless eyes. Adding on to that, Judith Beveridge has used first

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