My Father Would Not Show Us Poem Flashcards
My father would not show us - title
Modal verb “would” - chose not to
Deliberate choice, protection?
“Father”
Formality, distance relationship?
“Five days dead”
Straight to the point of the poem
“It’s cold in here”
Practical information, makes the reader feel involved
Enjambment
Shows that life still goes on after a death
First few stanzas in the present tense
Looking at the body, lack of emotion brought on by the situation
Short verses
Upset and nothing much to say
“The pine one has not yet been delivered”
Shows care, wants him to be buried in a nice coffin
“Louder braver place”
Comparative adjectives
Looking back on the past
“A tin roof”
Contextual info - South African
“My father would not show us how to die”
Find out what the title means - protecting them/unlike him not to share?
Longer verses
More to say as looking back on the past
“Morning light”
Simple everyday words, could signify that this could happen to anyone
“He turned”
Turned away from the truth and reality
