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mere grains of sound-metaphor
P: The writer is saying that the birds voice was very soft and faint but still was interesting to students
E: This can be seen from,”mere grains of sound.”
E: mere grains are just a little amount and  very sparse. This means that the students strained and would still rather listen to the meak voice as it piqued their interest than their teacher who is boring them to sleep.
L:Therefore, the birds song was faint and intriguing

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they sprang from the heat like drops of ice-simile
P:The birds voice was relaxing and refreshing.
E: This can be seen from,"they sprang from the heat like drops of ice"
A:Drops of ice in the heat are cooling,unexpected and introduces a different element/something new and are crystal clear.This means that when the bird's started singing it rejuvenated the students mood and was calming and stimulating as it livened up.
L:Therefore,the birds voice was exciting and invigorating.

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each note gleamed like a bead of frost-simile
P:The bird's singing was beautiful and melodious and flawless.
E:This can be seen from,"each note gleamed like a bead of frost".
E: A bead of frost is enchanting, shiny, sparkly,icy, glimmering, glistening,perfectly round and stands out.This means that its singing was impeccable and striking
L:Therefore,the birds singing was melodic and enticing

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punched out song-personification
P:The writer is saying that the bird's voice was very rousing and loud.
E:This can be seen from" a bird's cool voice punched out song"
A:punching is violent and startling. it is exciting and has a powerful effect.Thus, when the bird suddenly started singing, it was extremely interesting and immediately caught their attention.
L:Therefore,the bird's voice was of great force and energising and electrifying

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was caught on heavy waves- metaphor
P: the writer says this to show that the students are in their own world and are dreaming away.
E:This can be seen from "was caught on heavy waves"
A: Heavy waves are rough, deep, fast, dangerous and isolated This shows their desperate need to escape their menial life though imagination and are extremely distracted
L:Therefore,the writer is saying that the students were unfocused and daydreaming

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lidding eyes and lolling weighted heads- alliteration
P: The writer is implying that the students are fatigued and exhausted
E:This can be seen from,"lidding eyes and lolling weighted heads
A:This means that they are unable to keep their eyes open and their eyelids are partly or fully closed. This shows their tiredness and inability to even sit up straight as they were so worn out and bored even their head felt heavy and they needed rest.
L: thus, the students were tired and unable to stay awake

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Drowsed and drowned - alliteration
P: The writer is saying that the students were sleepy and bored
E: this can be seen from "The student's drowsed and drowned"
A: They writer chooses to use repetition of the consonants to show the teacher is very plain and uninteresting
L: Therefore, this shows that the students are getting tired of hearing the same voice over and over again

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The students drowsed and drowned
In the teacher's ponderous monotone -
Limp bodies loping in the wordy heat,
Melted and run together, desk and flesh as one.
swooning and swimming in a sea of drone.

Each one asleep, swayed and vaguely drifted
With lidded eyes and lolling weighted heads,
Was caught on heavy waves and dimly lifted,
Sunk slowly, ears ringing in the syrup of his sound,
Or borne from the room on a heaving wilderness of beds.

And then on a sudden, a bird's cool voice
punched out song. Crisp and spare
on the startled air,
beak-beamed
or idly tossed,
each note gleamed
like a bead of frost.

A bird's cool voice from a neighbour's tree
with five clear calls -  mere grains of sound
rare and neat
repeated twice
but they sprang from the heat
like drops of ice.

Ears cocked, before the comment ran
fading and chuckling where a wattle stirred,
the students wondered how they could have heard
such dreary monotone from a man, and
such wisdom from a bird.

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Drowsed and drowned  #alliteration
The writer is saying that the students were dozing off
Desk and flesh as one,  #metaphor
The writer means that the students are laying their heads and putting alot of their body weights on the table.
swooning and swimming in a sea of drone #alliteration
The writer is referring to the students dozing off but are trying to keep themselves awake at the same time. The writer decided to use the phrase ‘swimming in a sea’ because when people swim in the sea, there are currents. Currents are hard to swim against and so it is used to describe how the students feel as they try to fight off their slumber.