'pumped up like a tyre' - simile, visualise the swelling
'like the broad wing/ of a mother bird' - enjambement allows the sentence to flow, natural and tender reaction of son, roles of parent and child are almost reversed
'pumped', 'tyre', 'tracking', 'signalling' - car accident
Stanza 1: observational, matter-of-fact tone
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Stanza 2
'heart of pain' - metaphor, dramatic and poetic
'pain bleed into tenderness' - antithesis (direct opposites), opposits merging, emphasises idea of accident and injury
'-' - at end of poem cuts off what she is saying
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Stanza 3
'Still. I am grateful for the gift.'
Appreciation for the gift of love
On its own
She is grateful that the accident led to an excellent relationship with her son
Single line places evidence on it
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Whole Poem
1st person monologue
Free verse - natural tone, not forced, message comes from the heart, allows her thoughts to develop
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