english lit poems paper 2

Follower- Heaney 

How is the father presented in the poem?

He is shown as being perfect through the quote ‘An expert’ an end stopped line all we need to know 

‘Clicking tongue’ shows his expertise in it as he's controlling strong horses ‘sweating team’ 

Follower- Heaney 

How is the son presented in the poem?

‘Stumbling’ show how he is a nuisance and the suffix ‘ing’ show it's constant 

‘Broad shadow round the farm’ show always in his father shadow metaphor sees himself not as good as dad 

Follower- Heaney 

How does the structure support the meaning?

Full rhyme for dad show his perfection 

Half rhyme for son show his imperfection show he is try to imitate his father 

Mother, any distance - Armitage

How is the mother presented in the poem?

‘Your fingertips still pinch’show clingy to son wont let go 

‘Back to base’ show she is leader or place of safety mother like leader brings safety 

‘’Anchor,Kite’show mum is needed kite needs anchor to keep it from drifting away 

Mother, any distance - Armitage

How is the son presented in the poem?

‘’Anchor,Kite’show he wants to be free freedom mum anchor keep him but kite need anchor 

‘I reach towards a hatch that opens on an endless sky to fall or fly’ endless world to explore no limit to potential free from mum anchor making him fall 2 options fail or success 

Mother, any distance - Armitage

How does the structure support the meaning?

Loose sonnet have some of the feature like how it isn't a neat sonnet relationship with mother isn’t neat have problems

Walking Away - Day-Lewis

How is growing up presented in the poem?

At first it is hard and aggressive ‘like a satellite Wrenched from its orbit,go drifting away’ show violence moon ‘satellite’ if wrenched cause chaos like that growing up is chaos 

‘A sunny day leaves just turning’ just like growing up it's natural and in autumn it changes in 

spring it will grow and change relationship 

Walking Away - Day-Lewis

How is the son presented in the poem?

As growing up but vulnerable ‘half-fledged thing’ and ‘winged seed loosened from it's parents stem’ show son leaving but is slow and son is vulnerable 

Walking Away - Day-Lewis

How does the structure support meaning?

ABACA rhyme scheme consistent show show their father son relationship will be steady and consistent unconditional love