Climbing my grandfather by Adrew Waterhouse
Study online at https://quizlet.com/_d8jhag
1. OVERALL - present tense
- one stanza mimics the climb but also its simplicity reveals
child like nature of the speaker
- no fixed rhyme or syllable patterns mirrors a natural
conversation and also furthers idea of a mountain climb
- extended metaphor of his grandfather being a mountain
to show him as strong, permanent fixture as well as role
model to his life
2. i decide to do it - end stopped to emphasise the declarative- this is a piece
free, without rope of truth and line has a very authoritative feeling- he is
or net. resoloute
- introduces the extended metaphor
3. 'i' - poem starts with personal pronoun 'i' and 'free' to create
an element of peril or risk involved in getting to know his
' free without grandfather, maybe reflecting the generational divide
rope or net' - can show familiarity
- comfortable around his grandfather and trusts him to
catch him if he falls
- 'rope' and 'net' illustrates security to reveal that his father
is his protector so he doesn't need these man made prod-
ucts
- his natural connection transcends these
- he is a form of anchorage for him; showing the grandfa-
ther as foundational to him and the roots of his happiness
- implies a sense of magnetism to reveal how enthusiastic
the speaker is and how in awe he is by his grandfather that
he wants to get started right away without taking time to
equip a 'rope' and 'net'
- his grandfather is like a source of gravity keeping him
grounded and secure
- down to earth relationship
1/5
Study online at https://quizlet.com/_d8jhag
1. OVERALL - present tense
- one stanza mimics the climb but also its simplicity reveals
child like nature of the speaker
- no fixed rhyme or syllable patterns mirrors a natural
conversation and also furthers idea of a mountain climb
- extended metaphor of his grandfather being a mountain
to show him as strong, permanent fixture as well as role
model to his life
2. i decide to do it - end stopped to emphasise the declarative- this is a piece
free, without rope of truth and line has a very authoritative feeling- he is
or net. resoloute
- introduces the extended metaphor
3. 'i' - poem starts with personal pronoun 'i' and 'free' to create
an element of peril or risk involved in getting to know his
' free without grandfather, maybe reflecting the generational divide
rope or net' - can show familiarity
- comfortable around his grandfather and trusts him to
catch him if he falls
- 'rope' and 'net' illustrates security to reveal that his father
is his protector so he doesn't need these man made prod-
ucts
- his natural connection transcends these
- he is a form of anchorage for him; showing the grandfa-
ther as foundational to him and the roots of his happiness
- implies a sense of magnetism to reveal how enthusiastic
the speaker is and how in awe he is by his grandfather that
he wants to get started right away without taking time to
equip a 'rope' and 'net'
- his grandfather is like a source of gravity keeping him
grounded and secure
- down to earth relationship
1/5
