My Father Would Not Show Us- Edexcel GCSE 9-1 - Poetry- Relationships cluster 3.0 / 5 based on 2 ratings ? English LiteratureEdexcel anthology- Relationships clusterGCSEEdexcel Created by: Ellie McNelisCreated on: 16-04-18 19:43 Poet's name Ingrid De Kok 1 of 13 Date the poem was written 1988 2 of 13 Key point Reflects on the character of the father and how it affected the author/ narrator 3 of 13 Context (politics) Political poet, focused on the apartheid regime in South Africa - where she grew up 4 of 13 Context (Type of poem) This poem is different from her normal work but links to her poem about childhood fears 'Frightened of The Dark' 5 of 13 2 language points (subject terminology) Alliteration (line 1&2),,,,,, Ambiguous language (particularly 4th Stanza) 6 of 13 3 form/ structure points (subject terminology) Anaphora,,,,, Short lines and Stanzas that grow gradually,,,,, Free verse 7 of 13 Alliteration quote (line 1&2) "Father's face/ five days dead" 8 of 13 Ambiguous language in the 4th Stanza "This is the last time I am allowed/ to remember my childhood as it might have been" "My Father's wry smile, his half-turned face" 9 of 13 Anaphora "My Father would [could] not show us" 10 of 13 Effect of free verse Shows an awkward relationship OR one that flows and each person has independent freedom 11 of 13 Effect of short lines and stanzas (that grow gradually) Understanding of family relationships and deaths is developing and how their love may have grown over time 12 of 13 What to compare 'My Father Would Not Show Us' with? 'A Child to his sick Grandfather' 13 of 13
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