In your answer you must refer to pre-twentieth century and to twentieth century poetry. The pre-twentieth century poems in That Old Rope are A Parental Ode to My Son, Aged Three Years and Five Months and Upon My Son Samuel his Going for England, Novem. The experience of being a parent can lead to various powerful feelings. Write about three or four poems from That Old Rope , comparing the feelings shown in the poems and comparing the ways the poets write about the feelings. The poets in That Old Rope explore the relationship between parents and their growing children.
Parents have many different feelings about their children.
Choose three or four poems from That Old Rope . Compare the feelings shown in the poems, and the ways the poets write about these feelings.