Flashcards in AO2 Deck (8)
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1
How is the poem set out
Free verse
2
What is the rhyme scheme
No distinctive rhyme scheme
3
Analyse the title
A pun - double meaning - getting farther from his father
4
Analyse the "scales tipping"
Metaphor - he's now looking after his dad
5
Analys "crowd sighing"
Whole church disappointed in Jeanette - exorcism
6
Outline the layout of the poem
Jagged edges look like the rocky edges of a mountain
7
Analyse "choosing the long way round"
Nothing is straight forward in their relationship
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