Question

Read the poem “Ballad of Birmingham” by Dudley Randall and complete the instruction that follows.

Answer 1

Answer:

Randall uses sensory images to evoke innocence and, sadness and. She evokes innocence with the presence of white gloves and white shoes. She portrays sadness by the mothers actions, "Her eyes grew wet and wild"

Answer 2

Answer:

The author uses sensory imagery in order to evoke an environment of hostility in contrast with an environment of innocence.

Explanation:

Some of the main sensory images used are the dogs as fierce and wild, clubs, guns, jails, fire, explosion as images of hostility and violence; on the other hand, images of innocence evoked in Freedom, children's choir, rose petal sweet, white gloves, white shoes, sacred place. This contrast of imagery contributes to the meaning of the poem by portraying two radically different realities lived in the same context.