"any distancegreater than a single span requires a second pair or hands"
initially dependent on his mother
"you at the zero end"
"anchor. kite."
son feels apprehensive, constrast between anchor and kite shows conflict between different elements of his life. enjambment shows both the mother and son attemping to move on. son is representitive of the kite and the mother is the anchor.
"i space-walk through the empty bedrooms"
"opens an endlesssky to fall or fly"
hes breaking free of his mothers protection, ending on rhyming couplet symbolises they managed to move on together
what is the structure
linear
what is the rhyme scheme?
irregular- shows narrators uncertainty
what is the conext?
armitage is reflecting on the relationship he had with his mum from the perspective of childhood
