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There are four poems in "At the Crossroads" which tackle the theme of childhood. These are "Hide and Seek", "Half-past Two", "Dear Mr Lee" and "Leaving School". Each poem tackles the theme of childhood from different perspectives and views.
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Have a little read: ... Childhood in "At the Crossroads" There are four poems in "At the Crossroads" which tackle the theme of childhood. These are "Hide and Seek", "Half-past Two", "Dear Mr Lee" and "Leaving School". Each poem tackles the theme of childhood from different perspectives and views. "Half-past Two" takes the perception of a small child who gets lost in another world. He only knows a range of basic times which are important to him. These words are highlighted by being joined up, which is what a child is taught to do at school, e.g. 'timetogohomenowtime'. These basic times are the ones that he hears everyday but has not been taught any other times by his/her teacher. This world is a far more important world to him because he enjoys it far more and can get lost in this world where time doesn't matter. Although he does not know the times that the clock tells,
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