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A Comparison of two Fanthorpe Poems
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... A Comparison of two Fanthorpe Poems 'Old Man' and 'Half Past Two' are about two poems on each end of the age spectrum. 'Old Man' is about a man's brief life story. It tells us about a man in his earlier years that had power and authority but now he is old and helpless. 'Half Past Two' is about a young child who has been forgotten about in a classroom. It shows us a child's concept of time, which is very different from an adult. The main contrast between the two poems is that 'Half Past Two' describes only a part of a day of the boy's life whereas in 'Old Man' it tells his life story. However the poem are of the same length. This shows the importance of this boy's new experience. I think the poem is long because the boy has not experienced being left alone before. This is
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