Walking Away Flashcards

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Who wrote ‘Walking Away’, and when was it published?

Cecil Day-Lewis; published in 1962.

Which role did Cecil Day-Lewis hold from 1968 to 1972?

Poet Laureate.

To whom is ‘Walking Away’ dedicated?

His son, Sean.

How long ago did the moment in ‘Walking Away’ happen?

Eighteen years earlier.

In ‘Walking Away’, what had the son just played?

His first game of football.

What is the form of ‘Walking Away’?

Four five-line stanzas rhyming ABACA.

Which simile in ‘Walking Away’ describes the son going off with other boys?

Like “a satellite / Wrenched from its orbit”.

According to the last line of ‘Walking Away’, what “is proved in the letting go”?

Love.