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1
Q

Time period

A

1963

2
Q

“Mother” shows…

A

Addressing her directly-poem is like a personal message

3
Q

“Doors and “floors” rhyme but “hands and “span” are only a half-rhyme. What does this show?

A

Dislocation between him and his mother

4
Q

What quote?

•moving away from his mother physically but emotionally

A

“ then leaving up the stairs”

5
Q

What quote?

  • use of “pinch” suggest last how Desperately she doesn’t want to let him go
  • suggests pain-if she doesn’t let him go,she’ll hurt him
A

“Your fingertips still pinch that last one hundredth of an inch”

6
Q

What quote?

  • bird imagery suggest “hatching” and flying the best.
  • he’s breaking free of his mother’s protection but doesn’t know if he’ll succeed with her security
  • the two short lines “has to give” and ….. emphasises message
A

“ I reach towards a hatch that opens an endless sky to fall or fly”