8.1.3
Key Quotes & Comparisons
Key Quotes in Walking Away
Key Quotes in Walking Away
Here are some examples of key quotes from Walking Away by Cecil Day Lewis.
‘Like a winged seed...’
‘Like a winged seed...’
- ‘That hesitant figure, eddying away/Like a winged seed loosened from its parent stem’.
- This is a powerful simile that embodies the sense of loss Lewis feels but also the inevitability of the process of growing up.
- The natural imagery also shows the naturalness of the process
‘With a walking away...’
‘With a walking away...’
- ‘How selfhood begins with a walking away/And Love is proved in the letting go’
- The word 'away' is repeated throughout the poem to show the process of separation
- The final line of the poem shows that the narrator has realised that the 'letting go' of his son is a part of his parental love.
Key Comparisons: Walking Away
Key Comparisons: Walking Away
Here are some suggestions for poems you could compare Walking Away to. Remember, there are endless options!
Mother, Any Distance
Mother, Any Distance
- Also explores parent–child relationships.
- Mother, Any Distance is from the perspective of a son, whose mother is helping him set up his new house, while Walking Away is from the perspective of a father.
Follower
Follower
- Changing parent-child relationship.
- Follower is from the perspective of a child, while Walking Away is from the perspective of a father.
- Similar uses of time and memory.
1When We Two Parted - Lord Byron (1788-1824)
2Love’s Philosophy - Percy Bysshe Shelley
3Porphyria’s Lover - Robert Browning (1812-1889)
4Sonnet 29 - Elizabeth Barrett Browning (1806-1861)
4.1Sonnet 29 – ‘I think of thee!’ Analysis
5Neutral Tones - Thomas Hardy (1840-1928)
6Letters from Yorkshire - Maura Dooley (Born 1957)
6.1Letters from Yorkshire Analysis
7The Farmer’s Bride - Charlotte Mew (1869-1928)
8Walking Away - Cecil Day Lewis (1904-1972)
8.1Walking Away Analysis
9Eden Rock - Charles Causley (1917-2003)
10Follower - Seamus Heaney (1939-2013)
10.1Follower Analysis
11‘Mother, Any Distance’ - Simon Armitage (Born1963
11.1'Mother, Any Distance' Analysis
12Before You Were Mine - Carol Ann Duffy (Born 1955)
12.1Before You Were Mine Analysis
13Winter Swans - Owen Sheers (Born 1974)
14Singh Song! - Daljit Nagra (Born 1966)
14.1Singh Song! Analysis
15Climbing My Grandfather - Andrew Waterhouse
15.1Climbing My Grandfather Analysis
16Grade 9 - Comparisons
16.1Grade 9 - Comparisons
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1When We Two Parted - Lord Byron (1788-1824)
2Love’s Philosophy - Percy Bysshe Shelley
3Porphyria’s Lover - Robert Browning (1812-1889)
4Sonnet 29 - Elizabeth Barrett Browning (1806-1861)
4.1Sonnet 29 – ‘I think of thee!’ Analysis
5Neutral Tones - Thomas Hardy (1840-1928)
6Letters from Yorkshire - Maura Dooley (Born 1957)
6.1Letters from Yorkshire Analysis
7The Farmer’s Bride - Charlotte Mew (1869-1928)
8Walking Away - Cecil Day Lewis (1904-1972)
8.1Walking Away Analysis
9Eden Rock - Charles Causley (1917-2003)
10Follower - Seamus Heaney (1939-2013)
10.1Follower Analysis
11‘Mother, Any Distance’ - Simon Armitage (Born1963
11.1'Mother, Any Distance' Analysis
12Before You Were Mine - Carol Ann Duffy (Born 1955)
12.1Before You Were Mine Analysis
13Winter Swans - Owen Sheers (Born 1974)
14Singh Song! - Daljit Nagra (Born 1966)
14.1Singh Song! Analysis
15Climbing My Grandfather - Andrew Waterhouse
15.1Climbing My Grandfather Analysis
16Grade 9 - Comparisons
16.1Grade 9 - Comparisons
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