Walking away Flashcards
1
Q
poet ?
A
Cecil Day-Lewis
2
Q
Start line It is eighteen
A
It is eighteen years ago , almost to the day-
3
Q
End line “ love is
A
love is proved in the letting go
4
Q
When was the poem written in 1956
A
5
Q
What was his son called and born
A
Sean was born in 1931
6
Q
What is the effect of the lack of full stops in the poem ?
A
the whole poem reads like a meditation with the poet thinking aloud and allowing his thoughts to take him where they will
