Figure descriptions
The hand-drawn poem title, “Elderflower”, is contained within a horizontal rectangle.
This rectangle is superimposed over a
smaller, darker, vertical rectangle, which extends behind the first rectangle on the
left side. Flowers and their stems and leaves
extend above and below the two rectangles. 1/3 page.
A house is surrounded by trees and shrubbery. The right half of the illustration is
filled completely with branches and dark
leaves. This placement makes it look like the viewer is viewing the house through
shrubbery. 1/4-page illustration partially
contained within a single-ruled border. The illustration is superimposed over a flower,
which extends above and below the
illustration at the center.
Portraits of a young girl and a young boy, identified as twins in the poem, are placed
beside each other. Light-coloured
flowers form a heart-like shape around the two portraits. This portion of the illustration
is contained within a rectangular border
with a black background. The bottom-left section of the aforementioned rectangle is
superimposed over the top-right section of a
second rectangle. This second portion of the illustration features a branch with dense
leaves and flowers. 1/2 page.
A young girl kneels beside a gravestone and touches it with both hands. Two larger
gravestones are placed behind her. Flowers
and grass cover the ground and there are trees in the distance. This portion of the
illustration is contained within a single-ruled
border. A second shape, which resembles an upside-down and backwards letter “L”, extends
from the top-left corner of this
illustrated scene. It is placed along the top and left side of the scene. This section
portion of the illustration features a bunch
of flowers with their leaves and stems. The flowers overlap with the first portion
of the illustration. 1/2 page.
