English Literature poem overview Description of poems 2.0 / 5 based on 3 ratings ? English LiteratureGCSEAll boards Created by: Joanne AshurstCreated on: 22-05-11 10:36 Catrin Description of how someone struggles to give birth and likens it to the struggle to becoem seperate. A tug- of- war with the umbilical cord. Still a struggle between mother & daughter when she is older & asks to skate for longe 1 of 4 Cold Knap Lake A small child watches as her mother pulls a drowned child from a lake & describes how her mother ressusitates her. She goes with her father to take the drowned girl back home, here the child is ' thrashed' for almost drowning. This could be because her parents where overcoem with worry at hearing this news or that they where angry at her for putting herself in danger 2 of 4 The song of the old mother Describes how parents work hard all their lives for their children, but the children never appreciate this. They only have to worry about the luxories of life, e.g how they look 3 of 4 The affliction of Margaret Describes how parents will never stop worrying about their children They want to know whats happening to them even if it is bad It's better to know that somethign bad has happened to your child than sitting around and wondering 4 of 4
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