In order to explore the theme of parent child separation I have selected two poems for further consideration. The first being "The Slave Mother" written by Frances E W Harper and the second "Walking Away" by C Day Lewis.
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Explore and analyse the ways in which the poets presents love and relationships in 2 or 3 poems set for study. Focus on how form, structure and language. Create and convey reading and encourage the reader's involvement in the poem.
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compare A Women To Her Lover by Christina Walsh, How Do I Love Thee? By Elizabeth Barrett Browning, When We Two Parted by Lord Byron, Remember by Christina Rossetti, and Villegiature by Edith Nesbit
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