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Mother Any Distance -
Simon Armitage
- "Mother"
- Addresses her directly to make it more
personal
- Addresses her directly to make it more
personal
- "acres...prairies"
(metaphor/hyperbole)
- It creates an image of vast,
open spaces
- It creates an image of vast,
open spaces
- "You at the zero-end"
- Holding the start of the tape
- Could stand for the time when he was born
- Could stand for the time when he was born
- Holding the start of the tape
- "Anchor. Kite
- He's a kit starting to fly
- The 'anchor' is his mother who still
keeps him secure
- He feels apprehensive and thoughtful
- He's a kit starting to fly
- "I space-walk"
(space metaphor)
- Reflects how he feels about being on
his own
- Reflects how he feels about being on
his own
- "breaking point, where something has to give"
- Their relationship needs to change
- Their relationship needs to change
- "your fingertips still pinch"
- She desperately doesn't want to
let go of him
- She desperately doesn't want to
let go of him
- "to fall or fly"
(bird imagery)
- Suggests he's breaking free but doesn't
know if he'll succeed without her
- Suggests he's breaking free but doesn't
know if he'll succeed without her
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