Identifying how poets present relationships that change over time
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I can identify similarities and differences between ‘Mother, any distance’, ‘Walking Away’ and ‘Follower’.
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All three poets reflect on the fluid and changing dynamics of parental relationships.
All three poems explore the lasting effect ephemeral moments can have on a person.
Armitage and Heaney use the child's perspective whereas Day-Lewis uses the parent's perspective.
Armitage and Day-Lewis focus on a moment of separation whereas Heaney incorporates a reversal of roles.
‘Walking Away’ and ‘Follower’ reminisce on an important moment from the speaker’s past.
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