Piano

Question 1

Form?

Answer 1

• 1st person= more personal

* autobiographical= cathartic for reader

Question 2

Language?

Answer 2

• “A child”= 3rd person when reminiscing: his detachment from childhood/memory
• enjambment= a train of thought, upset about the memory
• assonance= child-like, softer sounds make home a comfortable place

Question 3

Imagery?

Answer 3

• Stanza 1: nostalgic about mother, joyous experience
• stanza 2: yearning to return to that memory
• stanza 3: loss of innocence into manhood

Question 4

Rhyme scheme?

Answer 4

• AABB= togetherness of mother + son

* ^ pressing peddles= making music together, work as one

Question 5

Tone?

Answer 5

• nostalgia
• develops into realisation of irreversibility of life
• longing to return to childhood

Question 6

Structure?

Answer 6

• each stanza develops from the latter

* train of thought

Question 7

Links?

Answer 7

1. AJ= nostalgic tone
2. MFPM= assonance sound tricks
3. Baby Song= rhyme scheme togetherness

Question 8

Meaning?

Answer 8

Mother playing the piano embodies home.