My Father Would Not Show Us Flashcards by Harry Crabtree

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Form

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Free verse
No regular stanza length or rhyme scheme
First person

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Structure

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Poem moves from present situation to past memories
A sense of frustration throughout, narrator reaches sympathetic understanding

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Language

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Senses
Vivid sensory imagery
Repetition

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