The poet uses various ways to present different ideas and feelings about bullies.

The first is an extended metaphor. The extended metaphor is the idea of construction. He compares the the process of building a house to him building up his confidence. This is done several times in the poem; “Confident concrete tower”, “with insults they moulded”, “bully dry rot” and “Not louts who love to get plastered”. These are all quotes that show that bullying was a process for the reader.

Another way the poet uses language to show ideas and feelings about bullying is words and suggestions. An example of this is where he says “With insults they moulded me”. The word “moulded” suggests that the insults the bullies gave to the poet made him turned him into the person he is now.