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Context- what did Jane Weir say?

DOMESTIC CONFLICT BASED ON NATIONAL CONFLICT- THOSE LEFT BEHIND:"I wanted to write a poem from he point of view f a mother and her relationship with her son, a child who was loved, cherished and protected... and it had led to this... heightened and absolute fear that parents experience in letting their children go, the anxiety and untimately the pain of loss"

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Lots in the past tense when he was a child:____present holds too much pain and her memories can only be expressed if distanced in imagery held safely in the past

"Playground voice"

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Imagery: Sun is shining on blazer however "spasm" is a word of injury (pain and suffering) "blockade"= isolated place

"Spasms of paper red, disrupting a blockade of yellow bias"

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CONFLICT BETWEEN DOMESTIC AND MIILITARY LANGUAGE/IMAGERY- FIGHTING IS ALWAYS ON THE SPEAKER'S MIND:Clothes to keep warm and care, however, "reinforcements" is associated with military

"Reinforcement of scarf and gloves" (1)

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  1. kiss and love him, although "Graze" is a word associated with hurt

"Graze my nose and play Eskimos like we did when you were little"

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  1. De-fluffing clothes "bandaged"- suffering and wounds

"Sellotape bandaged around my hands"

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Simile- wishbones are VERY breakable- showing her vulnerable state

"leaned against it like a wishbone"

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she gave her son the change to explore what the world had to offer It is also a childish image- the son did not make a controlled decision (SIMILE)

"Let the songbird out of it's cage"

"The world overflowing like a treasure chest. A split second and you were away. Intoxicated" (caesura)

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Metaphor for 'prickly'- response of being mothered by his Mam

"Blackthorns of your hair"

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