Eden Rock - LitP2, L&RPA Flashcards
1
Q
Quotes
A
- her hair the colour of wheat takes on the light
- the sky whitens as if lit by three suns
- I had not thought it would be like this
2
Q
what structure?
A
- 3 stanzas affectionately describing his parents
- volta ‘my mother shades her eyes and looks my way’
- last 2 stanzas, his parents encourage him to join them
3
Q
language
A
- memories
- light
- everyday life
4
Q
themes
A
-Parent and child relationships
Death
Memories
Distance
5
Q
similar poems
A
- follower
close long lasting bonds of parent/ child relationships
6
Q
contrasting poems
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- before you were mine
vivid childhood memories - letters from yorkshire
how distance is overcome
7
Q
poet name + about who
A
charles causley
- his parents
8
Q
what year was it written
A
1988
his father died when he was 7
