Heidi With Blue Hair Conformism

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For Heidi with Blue Hair by Fleur Adcock is an ironic dedication to the notion of non-conformism and those who break the boundaries. Adcock conveys the triumph of non-conformism in this free-verse poem; using various techniques such as afterthoughts/brackets, informal language and irony. These techniques help accomplish the total idea of a dedication to “Heidi” and her non-conformism. Firstly, afterthoughts are usually an addition to poems in the form of brackets. Adcock uses this technique to convey supplemental details about Heidi. Examples of this are in lines 2-4, stanza 1 and lines 14-15, stanza 3 “(You wiped your eyes, also not in school colour.)” emphasising how satirical Heidi’s situation was through the use of an afterthought. This