Poem at 39

Question 1

Writing deposit slips and checks

Answer 1

Financial semantic field- fathers relationship with money was responsible- he was very responsible with money to be able to provide for his family and give them a secure future

Question 2

He taught me

Answer 2

Repetition- she sees her father as a role model and he admires hi and has respect for his guidance

Question 3

He cooked like a person dancing

Answer 3

Simile- calm and graceful as well as elegant as he cooks
Suggest his skill as a cook- his deliberate movement like a dancer

Question 4

Bits of paper as a way to ‘escape’ the life he knew

Answer 4

Verb, speaker perceives her father to be trapped in that life, the bits of paper could refer to walkers/poets writing as an escape from the life of her childhood and financial struggles

Question 5

Seasoning none of my life

Answer 5

Metaphor – she lives a spontaneous varied life – stimulating life – contrast to her father having to work all the time for being constantly tired tired

Question 6

Cooking writing chopping wood staring into the fire

Answer 6

Listing – suggestions bold and not afraid to take risks she is facing life boldly- staring into the fire could symbolise looking into and reflecting upon the past