Theme- Parental love.
Form- Each stanza describes what her mother was to her.
Language- Natural, metaphorical, food- nourishment- mother to child.
While poem is mostly monosylabic, mechanic- mothers job in their nature.
Lack of punctuation- only in last line - effective because it shows fluidity, nature, water, doesn't stop. Mothers job doesn't stop. Even after death mothers job continues, never stops. Good memories blurred to make one happy scene.
Uses nature to create metaphors about the mother- idea of mother nature.
Metaphors bring to life mothers qualities.
All drawn from the natural world- metaphors to do with elements.
Each metaphor highlights a different quality.
Two Capitalisations;
You were- stresses importance of mother.
Go- imperative, demand- shows deep love her mother had for her.
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