This implies leaders of the struggle have become callous and unkind.

This suggests that freedom fighters have lost their lives during the struggle.

This links to bars or shackles, suggesting the detainment of freedom fighters.

This line shows that the leaders stand upright against apartheid, just like trees.

Metaphor

Anaphora

Simile

Personification

Time is personified as a person carrying a sickle who can chop away and kill our youth.

Love is compared to a compass which gives guidance and direction in times of confusion.

Rosy lips and cheeks are personified as the Grim Reaper.

Time is personified as a court fool who entertains nobility with his antics and jokes.

Love survives even the worst tempers and arguments between lovers.

Love is like a constant guiding light that gives hope and support to ships in rough seas.

Love is like a tattoo that is permanently with you in all things.

Love is personified as a watchman who is wise and knowledgeable.

It is an unorthodox view that love is not about physical proximity.

It is a traditional view that love should be about commitment and stability.

It is a modern view that love should celebrate individual free will and independence.

It is a pragmatic view that love should be about convenience and utility.

enjambment

apostrophe

personification

irony

‘but seasons come to pass.’

‘their branches dry like wire’

'with a broken heart they dive down gently headed for the earth’

‘only the trees know the pain as they stand still erect’

To avoid censorship by the apartheid regime, which banned provocative poetry.

It allows the poem to be universal, and to resonate with all people suffering under apartheid.

He does not think anybody will know who Don Mattera is.

He does not think that poets or artists who were banned should be idolised.