Topic > Analysis of My Life Resisted a Loaded Gun by Emily...

The speaker is trying to process the spark coming from the gun and the resulting flash after the bullet is fired (Lines, 9-10) . Then the fourth stanza opens, which is supported by the end result of a shot and what a gun can do. The use of alliteration in the fourth stanza is intertwined with words such as "Day done", "My Master's, as well as "Duck's Deep" which in turn are presented with repeated sounds. Some transition in language and structure can be read by the use of 'Night' and 'Day' (Line, 13). In addition to this, the placement of the gun during the night is indicated by "I protect my master's head - / It is better than the deep pillow of the" eider - to have shared -" (Line, 14-16). In contrast, the alternative meaning suggests that that woman's husband is the Master (Line,