Song for my mother’‚ ‘Harmonium’ and ‘Nettles. The title of each poem describes exactly what it is and what is about. ‘Praise Song for my Mother’ is not actually a poem‚ it is a praise son. Which in Guyana (where Grace Nichols was born) it is something written after a person close to them has dies. It is written to commemorate and rejoice about a persons life. ‘Nettles’ is a story about a Scannells son who falls into a pit of stinging nettles. Finally‚ ‘Harmonium’‚ ‘Harmonium’ almost says what it’s
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The poem Harmonium is about Simon Armitage and how he feels towards his father and his past‚ which all tend to be negative comments. Grace Nichols poem Praise Song for My Mother also focuses on her past but describes her mother in a much more positive way. In Praise Song for My Mother‚ Grace Nichols describes her mother as being like “water to me” this tells us that she was essential to her and wouldn’t be able to live without her. Nichols also describes her as being “deep and bold” this suggests
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Harmonium ‘and was due to be bundled off to a skip. Or was mine for a song‚ if I wanted it.’ * Ambiguity: this is either an expression used to denote a bargain... or the harmonium is quite literally used for singing. ‘Sunlight‚ through stained glass‚ which day to day could beautify saints and raise the dead’ * __ Stained glass windows are pictures of saints * __ The Roman Catholic process of declaring a deceased person’s life as one which was lived in a holy fashion thus preparing
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English Poem- Nettles Device Quote Evaluation Line 1: Metaphor and Repetition “nettle bed” and “nettle” The metaphor of “nettle bed” symbolises both the glee and misery the son with experience throughout his life. The sonnet form of this poem links to the theme of love that the father has for his son and his determination to protect him from the threats of the world that the son is powerless to. Line 2: Military metaphor “green spears” The militaristic metaphor and the war like imagery used throughout
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Jonah Dusauzay Harmonium and Brothers The most obvious similarity of Harmonium and Brothers is that they have no rhyme scheme‚ which is a very common practice in contemporary poems and makes the writing feel less restrictive and much more human. In the two poems the description of the relationship is actually explained at the final stanza while the previous stanza appears to set the scene and happen to reflect the speakers thoughts‚ such as how the harmonium in Harmonium has ‘soft wood case’ and
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The poem ‘Nettles’ is a poem that explores the relationship between a father and his son‚ “Nettles” is cleverly structured i.e. the writer uses engaging imagery and words that normally wouldn’t be used in the context present within the poem to effectively get the poet‘s message across. In the poem ’Nettles’‚ the writer takes something that could be pondered as a simple yet common occurrence‚ and with some deep thinking about its implications‚ arrives at an insight into what could be outweighed as
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When analysing poems ’Netttles ’ and ’born yesterday ’‚ both are similar in how they show a parents love and responsibility for a child. While ’Nettles ’ highlights the anxieties that a parent has for their child‚ the latter deals with the hopes a parent can wish upon their child. Both use various language techniques and structure to convey how parents can have different ways of expressing their relationship and love for a child. Born yesterday depicts this love for a newborn baby‚ but this poem
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Nettles Relationship Parent and child: My son aged three’. The speaker loves his son and is fiercely protective of him. He describes his skin as ‘tender’ (L6). He responds to the nettles in a violent way- ‘slashed in fury’ (L10). He approaches their destruction in a methodical way ‘next task’ (L12). Subject The subject is a small vulnerable boy and ‘he came seeking comfort’ (L5)- he looks up at his father. The alliteration of ‘blisters beaded’ shows the harshness of the skin on his ‘tender
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The poem harmonium examines the relationship of a father and son. I think Armitage has written this poem for parents and children as they would be able to relate to the emotions in the poem. The Author uses the Farrand Chappelette which is a type of Harmonium or small organ to help him reflect the love that he has for his father. In the first stanza the poet talks about the Farrand Chappelette which was “gathering dust” telling us that it is getting old and it was due to be taken to the skip if Armitage
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Nettles by poet Vernon Scannell is a reflective poem based on the poet trying to protect his son from hurting himself in a nettle bed. I found this poem very emotional and touching and this is mainly why I chose to write about it. The poet reflects on his own experience to prove his point of view‚ and he achieves this‚ and I indent to analyse what point he is trying to convey in this poem. The poem is set in the poets own garden‚ with the nettles hidden out of sight behind the shed. The young
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