cecil day-lewis - walking away

pathetic fallacy - “a sunny day with leaves just turning”

“sunny day” connotes joy felt when son was born

“leaves just turning” symbolic of a change

excitement of the change in his life when his son was born

metaphor - “wrenched from its orbit, go drifting away”

father feels as if his son has been forced away from where he belongs

“drifting” suggests that he has no guidance so he’ll inevitably get lost

simile - “like a winged seed loosened from its parent stem”

“winged” suggests that the father doesn’t think his son is ready for the world

natural imagery represents the reproduction cycle/cycle of life which emulates his father’s lack of control which he fears

enjambment 

symbolises his lack of control and fear of losing his son to the real world

regular quintet structure

poet’s nature of keeping control and security as he can no longer keep control of his son

reinforced by regular rhyme scheme

normality of the cycle of the life and what the father isexperiencing

cyclical rhyme scheme

father’s struggle struggle to let go of his son

son will always be protected by his father

they have a bond that defies geographical distance