Literal Analysis:

Metaphor:

-‘bubblegum will not make the hair soft and shiny’

-‘A lighthouse launched will not go far’(you have to come back and cannot run away from destiny)

-‘Gardening books when buried will not flower.’(do not generalize things in life)

-‘Pebbles work best without batteries.’(not all things need batteries to work on)

-‘Moonbeams sadly, will not survive in a jar’(not all things are the same in life)

-‘The thrill of being a shower curtain will soon pall’(feeling do not last forever in life)

-‘No trusting hands awaits a falling star’(one need to survive by themselves when they face failure)

Personification:

-‘no, the candle is not crying, it cannot feel pain’( things may look alike but it’s actually not)

-even telescopes, like the rest of us, grow bored’(you cannot play with certain things for a long time)

-‘when the sky is looking the other way’(at night do not go into the forest and do not put yourself in danger)

-‘the guitarist weeps gently, not the guitar’(it takes two to complete)

Persona:

The father

-            -The father explains to the son about the fact of life patiently

Attitude:

-patient to explain about the fact of life

TECHNICAL ANALYSIS

Images of learning new knowledge in the facts of life.

TONE/MOOD

-The eagerness to know about the fact of life

-The eagerness of the son to know about the fact of everyday’s life from the father .

THEME

The fact of everyday’s life.