Mother Any Distance Flashcards
1
Q
You at the…..
A
You at the zero end me with the spool and tape(womb imagery)
2
Q
Unreeling….
A
Unreeling years between us. Anchor kite (force, holding us back) ( unreeling memories)
3
Q
I space….
A
I space walk the empty bedrooms(losing gravity/ metaphor for child) (empty rooms/ being alone)
4
Q
Meaning of the poem
A
No matter how far away your mother is she will always help you
5
Q
To breaking point
A
BreAking away from his mother
6
Q
Mother,
A
Caesura, pause in the a line of poetry causes distance
Mothering role
7
Q
Distance
A
Child moving away from home making distance between him and his mother
8
Q
Hatch
A
Child is reborn into adult hood by moving away from home
9
Q
To fall or to fly
A
Metaphorical death, the mother will be there to pick up the pieces if anything goes wrong
