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Higher - From September 2013 - Specimen - OCR

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UNSEEN POEM<br />

13<br />

Walking Away<br />

(for Sean)<br />

*gait: the way someone walks<br />

13 How does the poet make a parent’s thoughts and feelings for his child so moving in<br />

Walking Away?<br />

Remember to support your ideas with details from the poem.<br />

You should consider:<br />

• how the parent remembers a particular day<br />

• the description of the way the son walks towards the school<br />

• why this parting so “Gnaws at” the parent’s mind<br />

• some of the language the poet uses<br />

• how the poem is structured<br />

• the tone of the parent’s voice in the poem<br />

• anything else that you think is important.<br />

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© <strong>OCR</strong> <strong>2013</strong> SPECIMEN

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