walking away Flashcards
1
Q
a sunny day…
A
…with leaves just turning
2
Q
SMILE
A
- pathetic fallacy- the day is becoming worse as his son leaves him
- endstopped line- he knows this is best for his son and he should stop dwelling on it
- enjambment- he is talking to his son- personal
- knows the difference between live & possession
- rhyming couplets- there is still a link between them despite their physical distance
3
Q
like a winged seed…
A
…loosened from its parents stem
4
Q
with the pathos of a half fledged thing…
A
…set free into a wilderness
5
Q
how self hood begins with a walking away…
A
…and love is proved in the letting go
