COFFEE SHOP, CLEMENTI-2D by Esther J

1st row: Annotate the Lines 1-5 of the poem . Identify all the literary devices , quote the evidence and explain the evidence briefly.

esther_jaichandar — 2025-08-04 05:28:36 UTC

2nd row: Annotate the Lines 6-10 of the poem . Identify all the literary devices , quote the evidence and explain the evidence briefly.

esther_jaichandar — 2025-08-04 05:29:03 UTC

3rd row:Annotate the Lines 11-15 of the poem . Identify all the literary devices , quote the evidence and explain the evidence briefly.

esther_jaichandar — 2025-08-04 05:29:19 UTC

4th row: Annotate the Lines 16-20 of the poem . Identify all the literary devices , quote the evidence and explain the evidence briefly.

esther_jaichandar — 2025-08-04 05:29:36 UTC

5th Row Annotate the Lines 21-25 of the poem . Identify all the literary devices , quote the evidence and explain the evidence briefly.

esther_jaichandar — 2025-08-04 05:31:05 UTC

6th Row: Annotate the Lines 26-30 of the poem . Identify all the literary devices , quote the evidence and explain the evidence briefly.

esther_jaichandar — 2025-08-04 05:32:19 UTC

7th Row Annotate the Lines 31-35 of the poem . Identify all the literary devices , quote the evidence and explain the evidence briefly.

esther_jaichandar — 2025-08-04 05:33:04 UTC

Isabelle

2025-08-04 06:32:37 UTC

Visual imagery- The pot-bellied expert twirls. With a dancer's stamina." This creates imagery of the person cooking the roti prata, the person spinning and moving as he cooks like dancing.

Visual imagery- "Counter with right..... dribbles oil" This creates an image of how the roti prata is made. Showing someone cooking the roti prata.

Klayton Lines 11-15

cheng_an_zhe_klayton — 2025-08-04 06:35:26 UTC

Olfactory imagery. "We breathe oil, steam, sweat". This illustrates that the atmosphere had the smell of the oil and steam used for preparing food and the sweat from the cooks.

Metaphor. "Fire and smoke of orders, before ours is cooked". This shows that the fire and smoke is made in preparation of cooking food.

rylan row 1

rylan_shawn_miane — 2025-08-04 06:36:18 UTC

One literary device used in row 1 is the contrast between the pot-bellied expert and the stamina of a dancer. The phrase, "pot-bellied expert twirls with a dancers stamina" shows how professional and talented the obese seller still makes the prata with gracefulness and swift.

Another literary device is that the imagery of flopping roti prata onto the black griddle dribbling oil also shows how quick yet careful he is with his actions and does it so quick like muscle memory.

Ryan (Lines 26-30)

ryan_tong_han_yang — 2025-08-04 06:37:11 UTC

visual imagery

where chicken rice bubbles, as pure kueh tutu steams

shows the environment of the coffee shop and how it looks like, when chicken rice steams and bubbles form in the air as kueh tutu steams and the steam rises into the air.

jerry

2025-08-04 06:37:20 UTC

the literary devices are visual imagery."pot-bellied expert"this shows that the man was very good at what he does and is experienced.

jayden

2025-08-04 06:37:53 UTC

the line shows visual imagery as it says "hands fly dough", this shows the imagery of the cook's hands cooking. the line also uses metaphor as it says "hands fly dough". The hands are not actually flying but it shows the cook's hands to be fast and his quick skilled movement.

Ian row 3

2025-08-04 06:38:46 UTC

metaphor: "We breathe oil, steam" describes the amount of effort that the hawkers put into cooking the food, constantly breathing in oil and steam.

metaphor: "the fire and the smoke of orders" describes the constant rush and intake of orders, which are compared to the blaze of fires.

diction: "before ours is cooked." shows that the hawkers cook the food for others and prioritise the customers before their own hunger.

Brayden (Line 21-25)

tan_yi_jie_brayden — 2025-08-04 06:39:01 UTC

Literary device: Personification

Evidence: 'Where chlly-hot nasi goring sends iced-coffee racing up straws' (line 24)

Explanation: The personification 'Sends iced-coffee racing up straws' highlights how the people drinking the coffee is using a great amount of strength to suck up the coffee that even the drops of coffee are racing to reach the mouth. This suggest that the people feels that his food is way to spicy that they need to hurriedly drink the coffee to quickly extinguish the spice of his food.

aurelia (stanza 1)

tan_horei_aurelia — 2025-08-04 06:39:12 UTC

contrast 'pot bellied', 'with a dancer's stamina' shows contrast that even though the vendor is plump and looks careless, he still has agility and skill to make roti prata, like a dancer, and is swift and graceful when making it, shocking readers in his level of skill.

diction of verbs/imagery 'Beating', 'traps', 'flops', 'dribbles' makes the roti prata seem more alive, like a person, creating liveliness in the way that the vendor is cooking the prata, letting readers feel interested and excited in the process of the vendor making the prata.

Line 31-33 Jing Xuan

2025-08-04 06:39:22 UTC

The alliteration in "thirst or rest" highlights how the coffee shop not only aids in satisfying hunger and thirst but is also a place to relax and a place of comfort.

The diction in "An ambience without the fuss of trying" shows how the coffee shop is a place that can hit the spot without even trying, making it a local landmark of residents.

gabrielle (line 16-20)

2025-08-04 06:39:51 UTC

tactile imagery: "the shop swells, a hot-air balloon" This describes how the coffee shop is very hot, making the customers feel like they are in a hot-air balloon.

metaphor: "guzzle down a good time" This highlights that the customers have a good time eating the food in the coffee shop.

visual imagery: "plastic furniture" This shows that the furniture in the coffee shop is of low quality, giving the customers a more laid-back feeling.

maegan - line 6-10

maegan_mok_chong_wen — 2025-08-04 06:40:48 UTC

the visual imagery of "self-styled ...nothing more than a corner coffee shop" shows how the coffee shop is not very fancy and high-end, meaning the look of the coffee shop is very simple.
the diction of "hands fly dough" shows how the poet uses a colloquial tone to show authenticity of how the poet has been doing this job for a long time as he has adapted to the culture.

Reeann- stanza 31-35

reeann_khor_yun_xi — 2025-08-04 06:41:51 UTC

metaphor- " eyes which eat" showing everyone longing for the food

imagery- "ambience without the fuss of trying" an atmosphere with people not trying

metaphor- "the business of hunger" shows that everyone wants food fast and is rowdy

metaphor- "thirst or rest" shows that it has a long queue and have to wait very long for the food

kristen (5th row)

krusty_musty — 2025-08-04 06:43:27 UTC

personification

"Sends iced-coffee racing up straws"

This allows the reader to be able to visualise iced-coffee being drank quickly by the customers, emphasising that the nasi goreng being eaten before was very spicy.

repetition

"where pedestrians pass... Where chilli hot nasi goreng"

Repetition of "where" shows that there are more than one events going on at once. This highlights the busy and chaotic atmosphere of the coffee shop and its surroundings.

Shann En row 6

teo_shann_en — 2025-08-04 06:43:38 UTC

hyperbole

"Eyes which eat, while waiting"

Shows the setting of the coffee shop and how it is very busy. Eyes cannot eat, thus this line shows how good the food looked that people would stare at them while they queue for their own food.

visual imagery

"where chicken rice bubbles, as pure kueh steams,"

The words bubbles and steams both are very descriptive words that bring life to the food. This shows how the food such as chicken rice or kueh look delicious and it helps readers envision the food better.

isac

lim_zhi_xuan_isaac — 2025-08-04 06:43:59 UTC

Metophor. The author uses it to describe how good the food looks.

In line 31 the quote "eyes which eat" refers to how good the food looks that even looking at the food makes our eyes hunger.

Visual imagery. "Plundering apetites, while voices riding high" shows the massive amount of people there, showing that the place is popular.

ashley - 5th row (lines 21-25)

ng_ker_xin_ashley — 2025-08-04 06:44:06 UTC

The hyperbole in "Where chilly-hot nasi goring Sends iced-coffee racing up straws" exaggerates how spicy the nasi goring is to emphasise the strong emotions in the poem.

The metaphor in "...Sends iced-coffee racing up straws" shows how the iced-coffee is drunk quickly and emphasises the need to drink the iced-coffee.

Manu

2025-08-04 06:44:10 UTC

Line 24 personification. " Sends iced-coffee racing up straws;" This illustrates that the person drinking the iced coffee drank it extremely fast so the iced coffee is racing up the straw. This shows that the nasi goreng is extremely spicy causing the person to drink the coffee very fast to soothe the spice immediately.

liu_tongxi — 2025-08-04 06:44:11 UTC

visual imagery- "Hands fly dough, again" this shows the stall owner making roti prata rapidly, showing that the stall owner has good skills of making roti prata as his actions are fast.

diction- The use of diction

3rd row: Lines 11-15

yong_jun_qi — 2025-08-04 06:44:12 UTC

The olfactory imagery of "breathe oil, steam, sweat". This shows that the chefs are putting in a lot of effort to prepare the food, with them rushing for shorter waiting time for customers. The intensity of the chefs preparing the food causes the oil, steam and sweat.

The visual imagery of "the fire and smoke of orders before ours is cooked". This shows how busy the chefs are trying to tend to every customer, and the intensity of the work they are doing.

Damien n hongrui (7th row)

2025-08-04 06:44:18 UTC

Personification and juxtaposition. " voices riding high, eyes which eat", "timely crowds". In this quote, it is talks about voices, doing the action of riding high, describing the energy and volume of the crowd at the coffee shop. Furthermore, eyes, which normally wouldn't be able to consume food, is said as eating. This use of personification describes the hunger of the people at the coffee shop, so intense that it can be seen through their eyes. In the quote "timely crowds", there is a contrast between the two words, where crowds are usually chaotic and messy, while timely usually shows an organized manner.

annabelle 6th row (lines 26-30)

2025-08-04 06:44:20 UTC

The first literary device is tactile imagery, which can be inferred from "Fish porridge and beefball noodles scald Tongues out for quick thrills;" This allows the viewer to visualise and imagine how the food tastes, which is hot and fresh.
The second literary device is visual imagery, which can be found in "where chicken rice Bubbles, as pure kueh tutu steams," This allows the viewer to imagine how the food is being prepared.
The third literary device is personification, which can be seen from "Plundering appetites, voices Riding high, eyes which eat, while waiting." This exaggerates what people do in the coffee shop, their appetites are waiting for satisfaction, as the coffee shop fills with conversations, and the customers look intently at their food, admiring it.

faith-row 7

quek_wei_le_faith — 2025-08-04 06:44:20 UTC

personification
"eyes which eat" exaggerates how the eyes of the customers while waiting for their food are eyeing the food that other people have ordered so intently that its like they are eating with their eyes.
imagery
" timely crowds" shows how at certain times of the day the coffee shop is crowded and at certain times the coffee shop has lesser customers
metaphor
" business of hunger, thirst or rest" shows how the customers are in such a rush that they are very hurried to get food

noelle 6th Row

sim_zhi_rui_noelle — 2025-08-04 06:44:26 UTC

imagery. Describing one's tongue being scalded by foods and creates an image of chicken rice and creates an image of people eating in the coffee shop.

Isadora Loh

2025-08-07 01:19:22 UTC

Annotate the Lines 16-20 of the poem . Identify all the literary devices , quote the evidence and explain the evidence briefly.

" the shop swells, a hot air balloon"

I- Visual imagery

analysis- to show how busy the shop is during various periods of the day

E- leading readers to believe that the shop has many customers throughout the day, with business booming

" guzzle down a good time"

I- Diction

analysis- since a good time cannot be guzzled down, the diction guzzle down means that they are relaxing