Table of Contents
What is the poem Ben wrote to Beverly?
your hair is winter fire
Ben writes her an anonymous love poem which states, “your hair is winter fire, January embers, my heart burns there too.” For most of the novel and adaptations, Beverly is led to believe that the poem was written by Bill Denbrough, who grows up to be a professional writer.
Did Beverly know Ben wrote the poem?
So she attached the Important Saving Kiss and poem to Bill in the present. But Ben’s feelings for Bev were already there, through the foggy memories, so he knew he was the real source of that important kiss and poem.
What is the poem in the movie it?
There are some jump scares here, but I can confidently say that no other movie has ever given me so many chills. This is not just a horror movie though. If It had merely been a coming-of-age story about a bunch of kids set in the 80s, the movie would have still been a compelling, funny, and fulfilling tale.
What happened to Ben and Beverly?
Beverly and Ben leave Derry together and head west; one week later they are married and just weeks later Beverly is pregnant, making another curse broken.
What does Ben see on the day in January that he walks home from school?
Ben dozes off in his hiding place and dreams about a winter day when he stayed late at school helping his teacher. On the walk home he saw a clown with the face of a mummy standing on the ice on the frozen canal.
What does winter fire mean?
“Your hair is winter fire” is a nice little line because of its unexpected image and the directness of its metaphor. Winter fire… The speaker is saying that his heart burns in her hair or for her hair, but also in and for, ostensibly, other parts of her.
What is Ben’s fear in it?
of bullies
Fears: Though Ben is the stoic emotional rock of the group, he also is terrified of bullies, having been picked on relentlessly by Henry Bowers (who blames Ben for himself failing a class and having to attend summer school).
How many syllables are there in Ben Ben poem Fire?
Ben’s poem is 6 (7)-6–5. It has 17 syllables, but has an incorrect structure. (Depending on how you pronounce fire it could be another syllable off as well, as fire can be a 1 or 2 syllable word).
Does Ben have a crush on Beverly in it?
Ben has a crush on Beverly that spans the period in their childhoods and is renewed in adulthood during the second battle with IT. At one point in her childhood, Beverly was sexually assaulted by Henry and the Bowers Gang.
Where does Beverly first encounter with it?
Beverly experiences her first encounter with It in the bathroom of her own home. She hears voices rising from the drain of the sink and when she approaches it, she learns that they are the voices of children long dead. They were all supposedly killed by Pennywise.