9.1.3
Key Quotes & Comparisons
Key Quotes in Eden Rock
Key Quotes in Eden Rock
Here are some examples of key quotes in Eden Rock:
‘As if lit by three suns...'
‘As if lit by three suns...'
- ‘The sky whitens as if lit by three suns. My mother shades her eyes and looks my way / Over the drifted stream'.
- The extraordinary light imagery in the first half of this quote contrasts with the ordinary nature of the memory.
- This quote marks the reader's realisation that the narrator's parents are on the other side of the stream from him.
'I had not thought...'
'I had not thought...'
- 'I had not thought that it would be like this'.
- The final line of the poem breaks with the regularity of the structure of five stanzas, each of four lines.
- This reflects the sense of unease and lack of resolution to the poem. We realise that the narrator may be imagining joining his parents in the afterlife.
Key Comparisons with Eden Rock
Key Comparisons with Eden Rock
Here are some suggestions for poems you could compare Eden Rock to. Remember, there are endless options!
Walking Away/Mother, Any Distance
Walking Away/Mother, Any Distance
- All three explore themes of:
- Parent-child relationships.
- Looking to the past.
- Love and longing for something in your past.
- Walking Away is from the perspective of a parent, while Mother, Any Distance and Eden Rock are from the perspectives of children.
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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