Nature can also be seen by the different ways he moves away - Stanza 1 drifting away (slowly, water/air), Stanza 2 walking away, Stanza 3 eddying away (going against the main current), stanza 4 walking away. Walking away is repeated, showing it is his son's own path - 'You walking away from me', 'selfhood begins with a walking away' v.s natural movement of him moving away.
Simple, sad, and poignant. Less flowery and simpering than Shelley or Byron, and yet so much more heartfelt than Eden rock or the other poems in this cluster. Just... Beautiful.
Amazing analysis! Thanks very much for all your additional help - You're an influential role model not only for your talent in literature, but due to your passion and appreciation which radiates in every video :) Fingers crossed for tomorrow!
about the satellite reference - this poem was written in 1956 and the first satellite was launched in 1957 so the poet would have been referring to a natural satellite such as the moon - people wouldn’t have known or understood what a man made satellite was
I wish I’d learned this stuff in school. Did they cover this when I was not paying attention? I remember studying poetry for theme and not for techniques. All the exams I remember focused on reading comprehension and vocabulary. Of course, I’ve been out of high school for almost 30 years.
Thank you so much for these videos! I took my exams in May and achieved a grade 9! Your videos helped me enjoy poetry and I used so many of these points in my exam. Thank you for taking the time to make these, it covered detail that we didn't have time to go through in class.
At the time of the poem being written man made satellites were not yet in orbit, so it is likely he was talking about a natural satellite such as the moon. This too would be an unnatural occurrence that would be disastrous to the satellite however it would also have large affects on the earth which it was orbiting (the father). It definitely shows the affect that it has on them both a lot more than a man made satellite as the moon and earth depend on each other a lot more but interestingly the earth needs the moon more than the moon needs the earth.
Agreed. The quote makes more sense with the natural sense of 'satellite', meaning any body that orbits a celestial object. The Moon -- representing the son -- is such an present and familiar feature of our skies, that can be relied on to change in its natural cycle from full moon to new; therefore a disruption of this cycle (a wrenching away) would be almost surreal and difficult to grasp, due to its familiarity. The son is so close and familiar to Lewis, his leaving is even more pressing.
Lcst Boy Sputnik 1 went up on 1957, the poem was written in 1962 so there were man-made satellites, but your interpretation is interesting. EDIT - the poem was published in 62. I mean, it is possible that it was modified between when it was written and published, but it is not clear.
DrearyPlane8 Ah, I was not aware of the date of the satellite going into orbit - my mistake. But yeah, I think describing the satellite as the moon could be useful in an exam as there seems to be more to describe. But that’s just my opinion aha
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Hi I have just come across your channel!your amazing,you have all my poem I am studying this year.i was just wondering if you could do an exam styled answer about walking away as this is something i am struggling with,thankyou!!
is it weird to say that half fledged kinda suggests that he’s vulnerable like a bird without its wings as it’s not fully developed and ready like the son and then contrast that to ‘winged seed’ implying that he’s starting to see his son may be ready????
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Hi Sir, I initially really liked your point about the progression from the man-made satellite imagery to the natural bird/seed imagery to show how Day-Lewis is accepting that it's natural for the relationship to change over time. But, I just read this on a website: 'this poem was written in 1956 and the world’s first artificial satellite, Sputnik, was not launched into orbit until 1957. For Day-Lewis and the poem’s first readers, therefore, a satellite meant a natural object such as a moon,'. I know this isn't a huge deal, (and I could still comment on the progression from wrenched to loosened, for the same effect really) but I was wondering if you'd say it's still alright to comment on the man-made vs natural imagery? Sorry if this takes up lots of your time, and many thanks for these analyses :)
Thanks for your comment. I wonder if the poet knew about satellites at this time, or perhaps you are right: he just meant it in its natural meaning. Perhaps best to leave it out.
i was just wondering, do we need to include an introduction for An inspector calls essay and poetry anthology, isnt it just a waste of time, or is it important to include?
Seeing as the 1st artificial satellite was after the poem was written (1957), I don't think we can allude to this idea of an artificial satellite representing an unnatural parting.
A moon is a satellite and has an orbit that could be considered natural. So then it is the "wrenched from its orbit" that becomes both unnatural and violent.
Hello Mr Bruff, Thank you for another helpful analysis. As a home schooling parent, I have a question about essay structure. There seems to be little to say for AO3 for Walking Away ( would you be awarded Ao3 marks just for mentioning the poet's son?), and nothing that would cover Form. If I wanted to compare this poem with Mother any Distance which would have a lot to say for Form, but nothing to link to in Walking Away, would I simply not include a Form paragraph, or could I use the Structure point about quintets in my Form paragraph, and link it with a comment about octave/sestet in Mother Any Distance? Similarly, I were to compare Mother Any Distance with Follower, could I , in a Form paragraph, include comments about changing meter in Follower, or would meter count only as a structure point? Also, if there are some poems with nothing to include for AO3, are they best avoided? Lots of questions! Many thanks Ella
Thanks for your message. I would suggest you make a point about how Armitage uses form to achieve a certain effect, then write about how Day Lewis uses a different technique (e.g. structure) to achieve the same effect. Sometimes there is no form to analyse - you are right. Context in walking away could simply be the context of it being about a parent child relationship.
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Nature can also be seen by the different ways he moves away - Stanza 1 drifting away (slowly, water/air), Stanza 2 walking away, Stanza 3 eddying away (going against the main current), stanza 4 walking away. Walking away is repeated, showing it is his son's own path - 'You walking away from me', 'selfhood begins with a walking away' v.s natural movement of him moving away.
Simple, sad, and poignant. Less flowery and simpering than Shelley or Byron, and yet so much more heartfelt than Eden rock or the other poems in this cluster.
Just... Beautiful.
Amazing analysis! Thanks very much for all your additional help - You're an influential role model not only for your talent in literature, but due to your passion and appreciation which radiates in every video :) Fingers crossed for tomorrow!
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about the satellite reference - this poem was written in 1956 and the first satellite was launched in 1957 so the poet would have been referring to a natural satellite such as the moon - people wouldn’t have known or understood what a man made satellite was
I wish I’d learned this stuff in school. Did they cover this when I was not paying attention? I remember studying poetry for theme and not for techniques. All the exams I remember focused on reading comprehension and vocabulary. Of course, I’ve been out of high school for almost 30 years.
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Thank you so much for these videos! I took my exams in May and achieved a grade 9! Your videos helped me enjoy poetry and I used so many of these points in my exam. Thank you for taking the time to make these, it covered detail that we didn't have time to go through in class.
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Could you also write that the use of monosyllabic rhyme such "day" "play" "away" causes a melancholic tone for the poem.
At the time of the poem being written man made satellites were not yet in orbit, so it is likely he was talking about a natural satellite such as the moon. This too would be an unnatural occurrence that would be disastrous to the satellite however it would also have large affects on the earth which it was orbiting (the father). It definitely shows the affect that it has on them both a lot more than a man made satellite as the moon and earth depend on each other a lot more but interestingly the earth needs the moon more than the moon needs the earth.
Agreed. The quote makes more sense with the natural sense of 'satellite', meaning any body that orbits a celestial object. The Moon -- representing the son -- is such an present and familiar feature of our skies, that can be relied on to change in its natural cycle from full moon to new; therefore a disruption of this cycle (a wrenching away) would be almost surreal and difficult to grasp, due to its familiarity. The son is so close and familiar to Lewis, his leaving is even more pressing.
Lcst Boy Sputnik 1 went up on 1957, the poem was written in 1962 so there were man-made satellites, but your interpretation is interesting.
EDIT - the poem was published in 62. I mean, it is possible that it was modified between when it was written and published, but it is not clear.
DrearyPlane8 Ah, I was not aware of the date of the satellite going into orbit - my mistake. But yeah, I think describing the satellite as the moon could be useful in an exam as there seems to be more to describe. But that’s just my opinion aha
Poem written 1956.
Could you do one focusing on comparing with mother any distance
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hi Mr bruff...your a great help...and the analysis on the structure and form helps a lot...i also saw you today at my school....at little ilford school
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If you are comparing this poem, mother any distance would be a really good pair to write an essay on :)
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Hi I have just come across your channel!your amazing,you have all my poem I am studying this year.i was just wondering if you could do an exam styled answer about walking away as this is something i am struggling with,thankyou!!
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Does the theme of rebellion fit in with Walking Away, if I'm comparing it with SIngh Song?
No, that would be better compared with 'Before you were mine'
is it weird to say that half fledged kinda suggests that he’s vulnerable like a bird without its wings as it’s not fully developed and ready like the son and then contrast that to ‘winged seed’ implying that he’s starting to see his son may be ready????
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Hi Sir, I initially really liked your point about the progression from the man-made satellite imagery to the natural bird/seed imagery to show how Day-Lewis is accepting that it's natural for the relationship to change over time. But, I just read this on a website: 'this poem was written in 1956 and the world’s first artificial satellite, Sputnik, was not launched into orbit until 1957. For Day-Lewis and the poem’s first readers, therefore, a satellite meant a natural object such as a moon,'. I know this isn't a huge deal, (and I could still comment on the progression from wrenched to loosened, for the same effect really) but I was wondering if you'd say it's still alright to comment on the man-made vs natural imagery? Sorry if this takes up lots of your time, and many thanks for these analyses :)
Thanks for your comment. I wonder if the poet knew about satellites at this time, or perhaps you are right: he just meant it in its natural meaning. Perhaps best to leave it out.
@@mrbruff i think it’s fine to mention it because a satellite is still not supposed to leave its orbit
Could the 'irresolute clay' be linked to the Bible's comparison to God as a potter and humans as his clay?
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This helps a lot. Heard you also came to my school Little ilford school
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Watch my 'which poems compare well' video
i was just wondering, do we need to include an introduction for An inspector calls essay and poetry anthology, isnt it just a waste of time, or is it important to include?
i was wondering the same thing
Lil1 S definitely include introduction
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Seeing as the 1st artificial satellite was after the poem was written (1957), I don't think we can allude to this idea of an artificial satellite representing an unnatural parting.
A moon is a satellite and has an orbit that could be considered natural. So then it is the "wrenched from its orbit" that becomes both unnatural and violent.
The poem was in 1962 and artificial satellite was 1957 so could be possible
@@liamiddleton6054 it was published in 1962 but written in 1956
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Hello Mr Bruff,
Thank you for another helpful analysis. As a home schooling parent, I have a question about essay structure. There seems to be little to say for AO3 for Walking Away ( would you be awarded Ao3 marks just for mentioning the poet's son?), and nothing that would cover Form. If I wanted to compare this poem with Mother any Distance which would have a lot to say for Form, but nothing to link to in Walking Away, would I simply not include a Form paragraph, or could I use the Structure point about quintets in my Form paragraph, and link it with a comment about octave/sestet in Mother Any Distance? Similarly, I were to compare Mother Any Distance with Follower, could I , in a Form paragraph, include comments about changing meter in Follower, or would meter count only as a structure point? Also, if there are some poems with nothing to include for AO3, are they best avoided?
Lots of questions!
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Thanks for your message. I would suggest you make a point about how Armitage uses form to achieve a certain effect, then write about how Day Lewis uses a different technique (e.g. structure) to achieve the same effect. Sometimes there is no form to analyse - you are right. Context in walking away could simply be the context of it being about a parent child relationship.
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I’m walking away
From the troubles in my past
I’m walking away
To find a better day
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