The poem does not have a regular rhythm and there is no obvious rhyme. There are some half-rhymes though, inside the lines. The language and words in the poem are used to show the poet's feelings . The sounds of the words are very important . Write the highlighted words, above, on your Anthology.
Assonance is when a sound inside a word is repeated.
For example 'blades' and 'played'. The repeated sound here shows how the memory is playing on his mind. Another example of Assonance is in the words 'flame' and 'name'. Alliteration is when the first letter of more than one word is repeated, for example,'blades' and 'Bunsen burner'. Here the Alliteration shows the dangerous thing he did to the girl.