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The three poems I am going to be analysing are as follows, The Song of the Old Mother, The Affliction of Margaret and Ulysses.
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The three poems I am going to be analysing are as follows, The Song of the Old Mother, The Affliction of Margaret and Ulysses. The poem starts with the old mother telling us how she usually starts her day at dawn. Lighting the fire (which I believe would be used for the rest of her jobs). Then she scrubs the room (using water heated over the fire?), then bakes (again using the fire.) and then sweeping up. By the she has finished all her work, the stars are coming out again - "beginning to blink and peep". The young people meanwhile are able to "lie long", dreaming of "matching" ribbons on their clothes and in their hair. In truth, they are lazy. And because of this I can say that the family life that this family receives may not be very good. While the mother works all day to look after...
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