Compare The Ways In Which For Heidi And Lullaby Show Different Aspects Of The Relationship Between Parents And Their Growing Children. Refer Closely To The Poet's Use Of Language In These Poems.
Compare The Ways In Which For Heidi And Lullaby Show Different Aspects Of The Relationship Between Parents And Their Growing Children. Refer Closely To The Poet's Use Of Language In These Poems
Rosemary Norman writes Lullaby. The poem is ironic because it is the child singing to the mother. Throughout the poem we are never sure whose voice is coming through the poem. At times the reader feels that they are the voice, this makes the poem personal. The poet uses repetition that gives the poem an insincere tone. The structure follows the development of the baby from the cradle, through to leaving home. The dangers are all very life threatening and are the mother's worst fears. The poem outlines the anxieties of the mother and the danger of death.
The first verse shows the first danger of a newborn baby that is cradle death. 'Go to sleep, Mum. I won't stop breathing // suddenly, in the night'. The 'suddenly' on its own makes it even more dramatic and emphasises the shock and danger. As the child gets older the dangers start to become more advanced. In the second verse there is the common danger of a toddler hurting itself when it starts to get mobile. Toddlers always seem to get themselves into danger because they want to explore with their newfound movement. These normaly ends with tears when they fall over or tumble down the stairs, 'I won't climb out of my cot and tumble downstairs'.
In the 3rd verse you can hear the mother's voice through the poem. Again there are life-threatening dangers. 'I won't swallow the pills the doctor gave you or put hairpins in the electric sockets'. When I read this I felt that it was as if the child had already done the deed or was caught in the act, and now he's telling his mother what he's done. All the dangers in this poem are typical fears that a mother has. This is shown in the fourth verse where there is the fear for the mother that the child won't fit into society. 'I won't cry when you take me too school and leave me: I'll be happy with other children my age'.
Rosemary Norman writes Lullaby. The poem is ironic because it is the child singing to the mother. Throughout the poem we are never sure whose voice is coming through the poem. At times the reader feels that they are the voice, this makes the poem personal. The poet uses repetition that gives the poem an insincere tone. The structure follows the development of the baby from the cradle, through to leaving home. The dangers are all very life threatening and are the mother's worst fears. The poem outlines the anxieties of the mother and the danger of death.
The first verse shows the first danger of a newborn baby that is cradle death. 'Go to sleep, Mum. I won't stop breathing // suddenly, in the night'. The 'suddenly' on its own makes it even more dramatic and emphasises the shock and danger. As the child gets older the dangers start to become more advanced. In the second verse there is the common danger of a toddler hurting itself when it starts to get mobile. Toddlers always seem to get themselves into danger because they want to explore with their newfound movement. These normaly ends with tears when they fall over or tumble down the stairs, 'I won't climb out of my cot and tumble downstairs'.
In the 3rd verse you can hear the mother's voice through the poem. Again there are life-threatening dangers. 'I won't swallow the pills the doctor gave you or put hairpins in the electric sockets'. When I read this I felt that it was as if the child had already done the deed or was caught in the act, and now he's telling his mother what he's done. All the dangers in this poem are typical fears that a mother has. This is shown in the fourth verse where there is the fear for the mother that the child won't fit into society. 'I won't cry when you take me too school and leave me: I'll be happy with other children my age'.
