walking away Flashcards
orbit quote
“Wrenched from its orbit, go drifting away”
“wrenched” and “drifting” contrast may suggest father is reluctant to let his son go, but son is ready to embrace independence. the father is powerless.
space imagery shows he is powerless in an endless abyss
you and me quote
“You walking away from me”
you and me being far away from each other represents the separation.
however. the son is walking away from him. it’s the son choice, the father has no control over
realised vulnerability quote
“hesitant figure”
gradually through the poem, the son realises he’s scared.
path quote
“finds no path where the path should be” the son will have to forge his own path. he feels lost. fricative consonants create onomatopoeia for image of flight
malleable quote
“clay” - the son is easily influenced. he is scared that his son will be influenced.
religious reference
“God alone”
he has accepted it and left it up to God
final line quote
“love is proved in the letting go” he acknowledged his son has grown up
form
even stanzas could show stages of his son’s life leading up to now. it is slowly preparing him, and he gradually grows more accepting
