Homecoming

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Homecoming

• CONTENT QUESTIONS
• The first stanza isnt an event it describes
  something. What does it describe?
• The 2nd stanza does describe an event. When does
  it take place? How do you know this?
• Events are also described in the 3rd stanza, but
  at different times. How far apart are these
  times? What may have happened in the intervening
  years?
• The 4th stanza describes a thought. What object
  is used to illustrate that thought? What might
  this object symbolise?

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• Language
• Find 2 examples of idioms (commonly used
  expressions) and humour in the piece. What
  effect do they achieve?
• Find 1 quote for the speaker/poet, the mother and
  the daughter. How are they depicted (shown) and
  what is the effect of depicting them this way?
• Structure
• What do you notice about Armitages use of
  rhyme/half-rhyme, rhythm and enjambment? What
  effect do these things have on the narrative
  (story) of the poem?