1. Critical Appreciation of V by Tony Harrison
... language, "you'll have to," along with other subtle differences such as the euphemism "Slab" when referring to a grave instead of Gray's use of "Narrow cell." This is a deliberate difference that Harrison has employed to show how the time of Gray's poem is both very different from his own, but not completely, as "Slab" is just another word for coffin, much like ... "Narrow cell." Another difference between the times is shown by Gray's use of the term "Sire" for the Father of the family, and Harrison's use of "Dad." Harrison also uses euphemistic phrase "know their place of rest" in whic...
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- Grade Level: Undergraduate