Mother any distance

• Mother any distance quote 1


  " the acres of the walls "
• Mother any distance quote 2

  "Anchor. Kite "
• Mother any distance quote 3

  "an endless sky to fall or fly"
• "the acres of the walls"

  • metaphor/ hyperbole
  • acres- he feels alone and faraway
  • freedom/ adventure- mixed emotions
• "Anchor. Kite"

  • casura- hesitation ?, nervous
  • Anchor:
  • represents the mother
  • unmoving, keeps child safe, stays constant
  • stopping child from being free
  • Kite:
  • searching for freedom
  • held back or kept safe?
• "an endless sky to fall or fly"

  • endless sky- possibilities, oppourtunities limitless
  • exciting but not unknown
  • fall or fly:
  • animal imagery
  • succeed or fail ?
  • finally achieved freedom - unprotected
• Context: simon armitage

  • went back home after university
  • remained close to his hometown his whole life
  • often focused his writing around young people
• Structure

  • losely based on the sonnet form- love poem
  • irregular, shows the uncertainty
• context: parent- child relationships

  • affectionate, love
  • emotional
  • arguments
  • growing up or growing apart?
  • neglect ?