Markus Natten

Characterizes adulthood
Learns

to be rational

Hell and heaven could not be found in Geography

Recognizes

Adults talked of love.. But did not act so lovingly

Develops

adult hypocrisy

his own individuality

Producing thoughts that were But my own

Describes the process of growing up of a

child

Childhood is lost. Hidden in an infants

face,
Thats all I know
( metaphorical
statement)
The realization that it will not be found
again in this
life anymore.

Lyrical refrain is heard

When did my childhood go?. Was that the day?

Use of rhetorical questions (stanza 1-3)

Almost all sentences are interrogatives that
carry their
own answers

Use of declarative sentences in stanza 4

The voice of conviction

Simple words

Undemanding sentence structures

Informal conversational tone

Straightforward rhetorical structure

Question-

answer-rhetorical question
Concluding statement at the end

Appeals to all adults

Provides thought for introspection
Expresses something that everyone is
concerned
about at some time or another

UNIVERSAL THEME HENCE

UNIVERSAL APPEAL