My parents kept me from children who were rough And who threw words like stones and who wore torn clothes Their thighs showed through rags They ran in the street And climbed cliffs and stripped by the country streams ID: 324301
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My Parents Kept me from Children who were Rough
My parents kept me from children who were rough
And who threw words like stones and who wore torn clothes.
Their thighs showed through rags. They ran in the street
And climbed cliffs and stripped by the country streams.
I feared more than tigers their muscles like iron
And their jerking hands and their knees tight on my arms.
I feared the salt coarse pointing of those boys
Who copied my lisp behind me on the road.
They were lithe, they sprang out behind hedges
Like dogs to bark at our world. They threw mud
And I looked another way, pretending to smile.
I longed to forgive them, yet they never smiled.
S
tephen SpenderSlide2
My Parents Kept me from Children who were Rough
My parents kept me from children who were roughAnd who threw words like stones and who wore torn clothes.Their thighs showed through rags. They ran in the streetAnd climbed cliffs and stripped by the country streams.I feared more than tigers their muscles like ironAnd their jerking hands and their knees tight on my arms.I feared the salt coarse pointing of those boysWho copied my lisp behind me on the road.They were lithe, they sprang out behind hedgesLike dogs to bark at our world. They threw mudAnd I looked another way, pretending to smile.I longed to forgive them, yet they never smiled.Stephen Spender
These words are verbs – doing words. They relate to the ‘rough children’s’ behaviour. How would you summarise their behaviour?Slide3
My Parents Kept me from Children who were Rough
My parents kept me from children who were roughAnd who threw words like stones and who wore torn clothes.Their thighs showed through rags. They ran in the streetAnd climbed cliffs and stripped by the country streams.I feared more than tigers their muscles like ironAnd their jerking hands and their knees tight on my arms.I feared the salt coarse pointing of those boysWho copied my lisp behind me on the road.They were lithe, they sprang out behind hedgesLike dogs to bark at our world. They threw mudAnd I looked another way, pretending to smile.I longed to forgive them, yet they never smiled.Stephen Spender
These words describe the ‘rough children’s’ appearance. What does this suggest about their lives?Slide4
My Parents Kept me from Children who were Rough
My parents kept me from children who were roughAnd who threw words like stones and who wore torn clothes.Their thighs showed through rags. They ran in the streetAnd climbed cliffs and stripped by the country streams.I feared more than tigers their muscles like ironAnd their jerking hands and their knees tight on my arms.I feared the salt coarse pointing of those boysWho copied my lisp behind me on the road.They were lithe, they sprang out behind hedgesLike dogs to bark at our world. They threw mudAnd I looked another way, pretending to smile.I longed to forgive them, yet they never smiled.Stephen Spender
These words describe the child kept away from the ‘rough children’. What does this suggest about the child?Slide5
My Parents Kept me from Children who were Rough
My parents kept me from children who were roughAnd who threw words like stones and who wore torn clothes.Their thighs showed through rags. They ran in the streetAnd climbed cliffs and stripped by the country streams.I feared more than tigers their muscles like ironAnd their jerking hands and their knees tight on my arms.I feared the salt coarse pointing of those boysWho copied my lisp behind me on the road.They were lithe, they sprang out behind hedgesLike dogs to bark at our world. They threw mudAnd I looked another way, pretending to smile.I longed to forgive them, yet they never smiled.Stephen Spender
These words are similes – a descriptive comparison that uses the words ‘like’, ‘as’ or ‘than’. What does each of them suggest?