My parents poem analysis

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In Stephen Spender's poem, "My Parents," the speaker describes being protected from rougher kids by his parents. The
speaker's opinion on this protection is somewhat ambiguous—he is clearly afraid of the kids who bully him, but he also
wants to forgive them. The poem has no clear rhyme scheme.

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ANDREWNIGHTINGALE | CERTIFIED EDUCATOR

I assume you are referring to Stephen Spender's poem, My parents kept me from children who were rough?

Spender could be using this poem either as a criticism or praise for his parents for protecting him against children in his
neighbourhood who were over-rambunctious and would make fun of him or bully him since he suffered from some
disability as a child, having had a problematic foot and a speech impediment. The poem, does...

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