Catrin

Question 1

Overall message

Answer 1

The relationship between a mother and her daughter on the confrontations and arguments between them.

Question 2

Context

Answer 2

• Gillian Clarke born in Cardiff 1937
• autobiographical- about her own experiences with her daughter
• stories and myths in her work
• usually writes about nature and people

Question 3

Symbolic

Answer 3

‘Tight red rope of love’ -symbolic of the umbilical cord. Bond can’t be broken - ‘tight’

Question 4

Oxymoron

Answer 4

‘Rosy defiant glare’ -beauty of the personas daughter and the love she has for her

Question 5

Metaphor

Answer 5

‘Skate in the dark for one more hour’ - metaphor for dangers and uncertainty of adult life - the daughter wants to grow up but the persona doesn’t think she’s ready to nor wants her to

Question 6

Aesthetic listing

Answer 6

‘Straight, strong, long brown hair’ - how much she loves her daughter and how beautiful she thinks she is

Question 7

Repetition

Answer 7

‘I can remember you’ - the significance of the day and how important it is to the persona

Question 8

Enjambment

Answer 8

‘I can remember you, our first fierce confrontation’ - remembers every detail about the day he daughter was born and so has a lot to say

Question 9

Switch to present tense in the middle of the stanza

Answer 9

‘Still I am fighting’ - growing up happens quickly

Question 10

Rhythm and meter

Answer 10

Irregular- Clarke’s own experiences- reflects her emotions towards them