Brothers - Andrew Forster
- Created by: florencepearl88
- Created on: 10-03-14 18:49
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- Brothers
- Context
- By Andrew Forster
- He often refers to everyday objects and experiences
- What is the poem about?
- A boy who spends the afternoon with his brother
- explores sibling relationships
- written by an adult but from the eyes of a child, his brother seen as a nuisance
- Language Features
- imagery - 'saddled' negative feelings, restricting
- verbs show character - 'talking' 'ambled' older brother, younger brother 'skipping' windmilled'
- Structure
- Three stanza - three times during the afternoon
- Free verse - no clear rhyming scheme
- 1st - sets the scene 2nd - shows disruption to their plans 3rd - reveals the separation of the brothers
- Themes and ideas
- aspiration to be older 'what grown-ups do' older boys view themselves as wiser
- sees age as an advantage, 'His smile, like mine, said I was nine and he was ten'
- the feeling of superiority is later regretted, 'looking back' literally and metaphorically.
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