Hide and seek

Question 1

Themes of hide and seek

C… i…:
-reflects innocence and i… of c…
- d… a child’s experience of a g…
-hints at d… emotions of l…, f… and a…

I… and a…:
-initially focuses on g….
-focus s… to exploring a child’s f… of being e…,f… and i…

Answer 1

Childhood innocence:
-reflects innocence and imagination of childhood
- depicts a child’s experience of a game
-hints at deeper emotions of loneliness, fear and abandonment

Isolation and alienation:
-initially focuses on game
-focus shifts to exploring a child’s feeling of being excluded, forgotten and ignore

Question 2

Structure of hide and seek

-structure m… development of child’s f… of s…

-written in f… verse with no s..
rhyme or m…
—>captures the c…, uncertain e… of the child
—>the i… of the form r… the c… of the child when he has been a…

-e…
—>mirrors the f… of t…

-list of short i… “don’t breath…” heightens s…

-…-person address of “you” i… the reader in the child’s p…
—>enhancing the e… impact

Answer 2

-structure mirrors development of child’s feelings of sadness

-written in free verse with no strict rhyme or meter
—>captures the chaotic, uncertain emotions of the child
—>the irregularity of the form reflects the confusion of the child when he has been abandoned

-enjambment
—>mirrors the flow of thoughts

-list of short imperatives “don’t breath…” heightens suspense

-second-person address of “you” immerses the reader in the child’s perspective
—>enhancing the emotional impact

Question 3

Tone of hide and seek

-tone starts of p… and innocent as the child is e… to take part in the g…
-as the poem p… the tone s… to one of growing t…, confusion and f…
-the final s… covey a sense of being left …, leading to a s… reflection of childhood f…

Answer 3

-tone starts of playful and innocent as the child is excited to take part in the game
-as the poem progresses the tone shifts to one of growing tension, confusion and fear
-the final stanzas concert a sense of being left behind, leading to a somber reflection of childhood fears

Question 4

Purpose/intro of hide and seek

-purpose is to e… the emotions of i…, f… and a… through the l… of a childhood g…
-it contrasts the i… of a child’s i… with the darker, more p… realities of g… up

Answer 4

-purpose is to explore the emotions of isolation, fear and abandonment through the lens of a childhood game
-it contrasts the innocence of a child’s imagination with the darker, more painful realities of growing up