Analysing the poem 'Mother, any distance' by Simon Armitage
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I can analyse how Armitage uses literary methods to portray the complexities of a mother-son relationship.
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Armitage uses an extended metaphor to compare an expansive new house to the growing distance in a relationship.
Armitage uses symbolism to represent the bond between the mother and son that exists despite the growing detachment.
Armitage uses metaphors to convey the complex and nuanced maternal relationship in light of the physical separation.
Armitage conveys how the speaker's future is uncertain without the proximity and support of their mother.
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