Request To A Year Flashcards
1
Q
Summarise the poem
A
Speaker wishes to have her great-great-grandmothers detached attitude.
2
Q
How does the poem reflect the society and expectations at that time?
A
Women had “little opportunity for paint pictures” due to them being expected to be a mother and care for children. In the poem, the g-g-grandmas strong mentality to not help her son and instead sketch it shows that parents need to let go of their children.
3
Q
Why might have Wright written this poem?
A
To reveal the importance of understanding when you are helpless and using it as a strength.
