mother any distance

Question 1

doors/ the acres of the walls the prairies of the floors

Answer 1

indicates how the son feels lost and empty -intimidated the half rhyme also reflects on the space between a mother and son and how the son is on his first steps of being independent

Question 2

years between us. Anchor. kite

Answer 2

the mother has been a stabilising force for the son and the son is now experiencing mor freedom and not having limitations

Question 3

i space-walk through the empty bedrooms

Answer 3

he is taking bigger steps in the world and is risking his fate by moving away from his comfort(metaphor)

Question 4

the ladder to the loft, to breaking point

Answer 4

the cello tape that is joining a mother to her son is breaking apart and they are both holding on to the last moment

Question 5

to fall or fly

Answer 5

the son will either succeed or fail being independent. the full rhyme suggests he is on track to succeeding because it is better than a half rhyme bird imagery suggests he is hatching and flying away