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Climbing My Grandfather - Coggle Diagram
Climbing My Grandfather
Imagery
"rope or net"
challenge/exciting
"I decided"
first person
adventure
"dusty and cracked"
grandfather is old like a mountain
"scar"
lived his life has experiences
"gasping"
how far he has climbed and he has stopped at the top
"gently"
treats with respect
"earth stained"
with nature agriculture made a mark
Form
one big stanza
line length up and down
like mountains
What the poem is about
Tone
excitement
trust
comforted
speaker getting to know his grandfather
Themes
nature
exploring
mountains
Language
Extended metaphor
climbing /mountain words
"rock"
support
landscape could be risky
trust his grandfather
Simile
"smooth and think like warm ice. On his arm I discover"
loving/ showing his fondness
learning about his grandfather
Verb
"stare"
intently looking
mesmerising
Oxymoron
"warm ice"
Structure
Cesura pause
change of plan
mark the journey change of direction
Repetition
"slow
"the slow pulse of his good heart"
loving and gentle
steady age
reliable
Enjambment
now and again
shows the son having a break from exploring his grandfather
not an obvious rhyme scheme
making it sound natural