Walking Away - C.Day Lewis

Walking Away - C.Day Lewis

1. "almost to the day"

   • He remembers the exact day as it is an important memory

2. "new-ruled"

   • New boundaries are being drawn

3. "like a satellite"

   • Negative simile

4. "half-fledged" (bird metaphor)

   • Used to show the father's concern

5. "Like a winged seed loosened from it's parent stem" (natural simile)

   • Contrasts with the satellite simile

6. "scorching"

   • Experiences of growing up are painful

7. "God alone could perfectly show"

   • Religious imagery

8. "Gnaws"

   • Animalistic and vicious as the father is still affected