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To My Nine Year Old Self Dunmore - Coggle Diagram
To My Nine Year Old Self
Dunmore
Poems of Comparison
An Easy Passage (nostalgia)
Genetics (growing up)
A Minor Role (identity)
Themes
Regret
Wished she followed her dreams ('Do you remember?')
Time
The experiences one body shares happened too quickly - reflected through the quick shifts in tone ('leap from a height' - 'i have spoiled this body we once shared')
'The dream we had'
Nostalgia
Speaker is nostalgic, looking back at her childhood
(' sherbet lemons' 'ice-lolly factory') - childish ambition
Disconnection
Speaker refers to her younger self in 2nd person - shows lack of connection
Structure & Technique
'we' 'you' 'i' - shows the want of protection - personal tone
'you' - shows disconnection
Enjambment - lack of restraint as a child
The subtle change in language - older years are darker and much more dreaded than early years
Important Quotes
'run', 'leap' - 'bad back'
'sherbet lemon'
'hide down scared lanes'
'scars'
Tone
Reflective Tone
'run, walk, climb' changes to images of a 'bad back or bruised foot'