Aparental Ode to My Son, Aged Three Years and Five Months
The poem ‘Aparental Ode to My Son’ tells us of the poet’s son who is 3 years and five months. The poem is split into 6 stanzas, with around 10 lines in each stanza. The poet uses irregular rhyme throughout it. The tone of the poem is cheerful and happy as the poet is talking about his son.
The poem tells us how about his son, by using words like ‘happy elf’, ‘feather-light’, ‘light’ ‘elfin John’ tells us that the child is very small and delicate.
The poem tells us that the child is very playful and adventurous by using phrases like ‘Fit playfellow for Fays, by moonlight pale’ the poet is trying to say that his son is a fit playmate for a fairy or elf as they seem to be adventurous and cheerful. The last part ‘by moonlight pale’ could mean that his son is bursting with energy and can play all day till night time when the moon is out.