1 Explain how the speaker’s sense of frustration is conveyed in lines 1-6.
2 What is the speaker’s attitude about herself (line 7-16) and how is it suggested?
3 What impression do we get of the daughter’s feelings towards her mother and how is this portrayed (lines 25-8)
4 Choose an image from lines 33-6 and explain how it is effective.
5 What do you think the old woman is trying to say in the last two lines?
6 This poem is about a first person experience. Think of another Kay poem which uses this style and show how it compares and contrasts with this poem in its use of techniques.
