Read the poem again. • What is special about this poem in terms of: 1 Rhyme and rhythm 2 Choice of words: formal / informal,

1 Lines are not rhymed and the rhythm is very irregular.

2 It is a natural spoken register, sometimes, low style (for example, pinch, nicked, flogged). The words arc mostly neutral except for some instances like “fierce chill\", “mucky ghost\", “twisting (not turning!) the doorknob”, “my breath ripped out in rags”.

3 Short, sometimes one-word sentences. They often start in one line and end in the middle of the other line. Some sentences are incomplete (line 13 with the subjects missing).