Climbing My Grandfather Flashcards
What’s the use of enjambment
Intimates the notion of climbing and emphasises steady process
What’s does the look of the poem show
It is on big stanza and makes it like strong and solid like a mountain
It’s unbroken stanzas imply the stability of poem and could be showing the stability and reliability of grandfather
What does the structure of the poem portray
Climbers process up the mountain
At the end he is at the head or the top
‘His thick hair (soft and white at this altitude)’
What context lies behind the poet
Who is the poet
Andrew Waterhouse
He has large interests in natural wild and is into mountaineering
What can you compare this poem to
Eden rock - bonds in family relationships
Follower - child-like love is presented
What is the extended metaphor
The grandfather is described as a mountain and this is how he views his grandfather
Who is permanent and something impressive to explore
What does the tone if his voice reflect
An adult compact time is used makes it seem like an adult learning about his grandfather
What themes are in the poem
Family relationships
Getting older
Nature
How are bonds in family shown
Physically climbing his grandfather shows his closeness and child’s trust is shown by him boy using stops to climb up
What does the last line of the poke portray
It’s monosyllabic so makes a slow pace like he’s finally reached the top and ‘good heart’ shows how he’s ending the pole by saying they have a good relationship
What is the speaker trying to achieve by climbing up his grandfather
Give quotes to link with structure
‘Trying’ to ‘knowing’
Speaker has gained knowledge of his grandfather and he’s been evaluating him throughout
What language technique is used to show ambiguity
Oxymoron
‘Warm ice’
Could be speaker talking about preconceived ideas that have changed
