How is the Clown punk presented by Armitage?

The Clown Punk is presented in four stanzas of four, four, four, and two lines with a vague rhyming pattern of AABBCCDDEEFFGG though often these are half-rhymes. This means it has a similar form to a sonnet (though the rhyming scheme is different.) The rhymes give this poem a vague comical tone.

Why did Simon Armitage write clown punk?

Clown Punk is inspired by a person Armitage used to see in his town. He describes a punk, not considered to fit in society who presses his face against the narrator’s car, scaring the children in the backseat.

When did Simon Armitage write the clown punk?

1977
English Literature KS3 / GCSE: Simon Armitage on his poem ‘The Clown Punk’ SIMON: I just caught the tail-end of punk rock when it all kicked off in 1977. And, you know, when you’re that age, things that are offensive and anarchic are very exciting. But the poem, The Clown Punk, is set 25 years later.

What is the poem clown punk about?

This can be seen as an oxymoron as the idea of “clown” and “punk” contrast each up. What is it about: The poem is about the poet (Simon Armitage) interaction with this “clown punk”. He talks about ideas about societies views of the “clown punk” and the his overall image and appearance.

What happens in the clown punk?

The poem is about the poet (Simon Armitage) interaction with this “clown punk”. He talks about ideas about societies views of the “clown punk” and the his overall image and appearance. We are given the image that the poem is in a car with his children and this clown punk comes up to the window.

Who is the highest paid clown?

Grock (born Charles Adrien Wettach; January 10, 1880 – July 14, 1959) was a Swiss clown, composer, and musician. Called “the king of clowns” and “the greatest of Europe’s clowns”, Grock was once the most highly paid entertainer in the world.