Walking Away (AQA GCSE English Literature): Flashcards
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Author of 'Walking Away'
Author of 'Walking Away'
C. Day-Lewis, Irish-born poet
When was Day-Lewis UK Poet Laureate?
When was Day-Lewis UK Poet Laureate?
1968 until his death in 1972
'Walking Away' publication year
'Walking Away' publication year
1962
Main theme of 'Walking Away'
Main theme of 'Walking Away'
Bittersweet nature of father watching son grow up & become independent
Time frame: 'It is ___ years ago'
Time frame: 'It is ___ years ago'
Eighteen years ago
Device: 'like a satellite / Wrenched from its orbit'
Device: 'like a satellite / Wrenched from its orbit'
Simile
'Satellite wrenched from orbit' suggests
'Satellite wrenched from orbit' suggests
Sudden and forceful separation
Device: 'half-fledged thing set free / Into a wilderness'
Device: 'half-fledged thing set free / Into a wilderness'
Imagery
'Half-fledged thing' represents
'Half-fledged thing' represents
Son's vulnerability and inexperience
Device: 'winged seed loosened from its parent stem'
Device: 'winged seed loosened from its parent stem'
Metaphor
Device: 'Gnaws at my mind still'
Device: 'Gnaws at my mind still'
Personification
Key aphorism about selfhood & love
Key aphorism about selfhood & love
'How selfhood begins with a walking away, / And love is proved in the letting go'
Stanza structure of 'Walking Away'
Stanza structure of 'Walking Away'
Four quintains (five-line stanzas)
Rhyme scheme in 'Walking Away'
Rhyme scheme in 'Walking Away'
ABACA
Enjambment mirrors what in the poem?
Enjambment mirrors what in the poem?
Ongoing process of reflection; continuous nature of feelings