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contextborn to a working class family in leeds&nbsp;<br>he said that he wanted to 'write poems that people like my parents might respond to'<br>
structure&nbsp;iambic pentameter overlaid by speech rhythms<br>a regular alternate rhyme scheme until the last stanza. the first 3 present the fathers bereavement whilst the fourth presents the sons own bereavement&nbsp;
tone&nbsp;Intimate and tender<br>conversational and prosaic
'put hot water bottles'hot water bottles connects the idea of warmth to love. hot water bottles suggest that this isnt an affluent home.this is true because harrison was born in 1937 in leeds in a working class family
'warming by the gas/ put'enjambment suggests repetition of his fathers' actions
'his raw love were such a crime'metaphor 'raw' suggests that his wound hasnt healed yet&nbsp;<br>'crime' suggests the father feels ashamed of his actions in grieving
'scrape in the rusted lock'onomatapoeia- 'scrape'&nbsp; &nbsp;creates an image of decay. contrasts to the image of warmth created in stanza 1
'still call'irony of final stanza - 'still- his irrational actions mimic the ones his father had done&nbsp;<br>present tense conveys current grief&nbsp;
disconnected number&nbsp;;disconnected' highlights the difficulty the son still has grief&nbsp;
title&nbsp;'I I' roman numerals convey that there will be two seperate experiences of grief&nbsp;<br>20th century phrase, compared to making phone calls to loved ones abroad&nbsp;