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We Remember YourWe Remember YourChildhood Well.Childhood Well.



We Remember Your We Remember YourChildhood Well.Childhood Well.

1.1. What does the title imply?What does the title imply?

2.2. Who is speaking in this poem?Who is speaking in this poem?

3.3. Who is listening? What makes you think so?Who is listening? What makes you think so?

4.4. The speaker makes several denials in the poemThe speaker makes several denials in the poemrepeatedly saying something didn!t happen. "trepeatedly saying something didn!t happen. "ttimes there are #at denials e.g. line 1 and 3. "ttimes there are #at denials e.g. line 1 and 3. "t

times it is supported $ith a statement ortimes it is supported $ith a statement ore%planation stating that the a&&usation is untrue.e%planation stating that the a&&usation is untrue.'ines 4().'ines 4().

*ind*ind 22 e%amples in the poem $here a denial ise%amples in the poem $here a denial is+ollo$ed by +urther e%planation.+ollo$ed by +urther e%planation.




There is a &lear response $ithin theThere is a &lear response $ithin thepoem to the a&&usations being made.poem to the a&&usations being made.,line 4.- u/y asks us to $ork out or in+er,line 4.- u/y asks us to $ork out or in+er$hat has been said +rom the other hal+ o+$hat has been said +rom the other hal+ o+the &onversation.the &onversation.

'ook at the +ollo$ing table. What'ook at the +ollo$ing table. What&omments 0uestions or &omplaints might&omments 0uestions or &omplaints mighthave led to the +ollo$ing responses.have led to the +ollo$ing responses.




ResponseRes

ponse Comment/Question/ComplaComment/

Question/Complaintint

obody lo&ked the door.! '3obody lo&ked the door.! '3

You &ouldn!t sing any$ay.! ') You &ouldn!t sing any$ay.! ')

obody +or&ed you. Youobody +or&ed you. You$anted to go that day.! '$anted to go that day.! '

obody sent you a$ay. Thatobody sent you a$ay. That$as an e%tra holiday.! '13$as an e%tra holiday.! '13

They $ere rm there $asThey $ere rm there $asnothing to +ear.! '14nothing to +ear.! '14




Exploring Language, Form & tru!ture.Ex

ploring Language, Form & tru!ture.

Why does u/y repeatedly use the term obody!?Why does u/y repeatedly use the term obody!?

'ook at the responses in lines 4() 15 and 1). Whi&h'ook at the responses in lines 4() 15 and 1). Whi&htone o+ voi&e $ould you &hoose? What eviden&e $ithintone o+ voi&e $ould you &hoose? What eviden&e $ithinthe poem $ould support that?the poem $ould support that?

'ines 16(1 uses the metaphor.'ines 16(1 uses the metaphor.

a-a- 7o$ does she &ombine $ord sound and meaning to7o$ does she &ombine $ord sound and meaning to&reate a po$er+ul image?&reate a po$er+ul image?b-b- u/y links the metaphor $ith another and laid youu/y links the metaphor $ith another and laid you

$ide open +or hell.! $hat ideas are suggested by these$ide open +or hell.! $hat ideas are suggested by theselinked metaphors?linked metaphors?




This poem des&ribes emotional &on#i&t andThis poem des&ribes emotional &on#i&t andangst.angst.

Whi&h other u/y poems re#e&t similarWhi&h other u/y poems re#e&t similaremotions?emotions?

Whi&h poems are a dire&t &ontrast $ith it?Whi&h poems are a dire&t &ontrast $ith it?

7o$ does this poem use similar poeti& devi&es7o$ does this poem use similar poeti& devi&esto the other poems that you have studied?to the other poems that you have studied?

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