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Compare the three poems in Section I, Childhood, and explain how clearly you think they illustrate some of the problems of being a child
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English Literature Poetry Coursework Compare the three poems in Section I, Childhood, and explain how clearly you think they illustrate some of the problems of being a child. The poems 'Half-past two', 'Piano' and 'My parents kept me away from Children who were Rough' are all about the theme childhood. Of the three, 'My parents kept me away from Children who were Rough' explored the problems of being a child very thoroughly, while the other two either left childhood problems unexplored, or conveyed it subtly. The poem 'My parents kept me away from Children who were Rough' illustrates various problems of being a child, that is first evident in the title. The words 'My parents' in the title reveals the subtle laying of blame on the narrator's parents, as they physically shielded the narrator from other boys. The phrase 'kept me' suggests a physical barrier between the narrator and the children, which...
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