First person narrator- this emphasises that its talking about personal experiences
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Form
Use of enjambment and caesura contributes to the rhythm of the poem which sounds like a natural speech
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Form
The regular rhyme scheme reflects the steadiness of the father's parental love
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Structure
first two stanzas he talks about the memory.
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Sturcture
final two stanzas he reflects on how the memory still pains him. the final two lines of the poem form sort of conclusion- he understand that whilst it was a painful event, it was a necessary part of his son'd development
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Natural imagery
this is used to show the father's growing understanding that his son walking away from him natural, but is also concerned about him
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Natural imagery
he compares his son to a "half-fledged" bird out in the "wilderness"- he's worried because he sees his son as vulnerable
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Language about pain
The verbs such as "wrenched" and "gnaws" show how the process is traumatic for the father as well as difficult for the son
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What is the poem about?
protectiveness, loss and reflection
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Use of enjambment and caesura contributes to the rhythm of the poem which sounds like a natural speech
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