Metho Drinker

We have chosen this poem to analyse today as we thought that it would be wholeness that you could all relate to. Not necessarily to the homeless man, but to the topic of dependance. Nearly every angiotensin-converting enzyme here would have known someone who has suffered from an colony, and knows the effect that it has on not only the addict, but their families. It overly highlights the ignorance in todays society, as many are unaware of their sad existence. Main estimate The poem Metho Drinker by Judith Wright tells the story of a homeless man and his addiction to Methylated Spirits, an addiction which is slowly killing him.Living in winters harsh conditions under the death of winters leaves he lies he hides a way of life from society. He is alone and cries to goose egg and the terrible night as he has cryptograph and there is no one around him. So he turns to the one thing in his feel that keeps him warm, methylated spirits. Personification The poem continuously uses perso nification, as a way of interpreting the mans race with the bottle. The bottle is personified as his girl, his only companion. His woman of fire who creeps to his heart and sets a candle there, this shows his love and affection for this woman. In the next two lines his addiction to Metho becomes evident, as Wright introduces the metaphor of melting apart his flesh to eat the nerve that tethers him in time as the addiction is slowly killing him. the Metho burns him as he drinks it to eat the nerve that tethers him in time. He drinks it to take his pain away. The candle burning keeps him warm inside and provides him with warmth that he can not find on the streets.Similes Light is compared to knives whose thrust I cannot turn which suggests the pain that light brings to the drinker. Time, to the man, is a never ending trouble. By drinking the Methylated spirits he feels like he is escaping time and escaping from the troubles in his life. He is uneasy under her kiss/and winces from th at acid of her desire. This shows how the metho is killing him but the desire and fate for her or it is too strong to stop and his addiction has taken over.Symbolism Symbolism is utilise in the poem as the woman and his apparent love and desire for her symbolises the bottle of Methylated Spirits and his addiction. portion The voice of the poem is written in third person. This technique is used in a way to show an outsiders perception of the homeless man. Structure The structure is a technique that has been used in this poem. The first stanza in the poem sets the scene for the reader, and helps to give the basic story of the man.It shows how the drinker cries to nothing and the terrible night and shows his hate for time, light and societys cruelty. Whereas in the second stanza introduces the drinker and his relationship with the bottle. Figurative language Figurative language is used in the poem when describing the effect that the Metho has on the drinker. It melts away the flesh that hides the bone to eat the nerve that tethers him, this is a non literal phrase, but again shows the feeling that the Metho creates in him, further causing his addiction.