Poem by: Ingrid de Kok
T - Title
 We
think it’ll be about the man of
the house who is in charge of
everything.
P - Paraphrase

Translating it in our own words we think
would be about a thirteen year old girl
suffering about taking care of her kids at
such a young age and doesn’t have
enough food, money, and shelter to
survive.
C - Connotation
 We
read in the poem where they
described the gulls by saying they’re
moulting. “Left-overs, moulting gulls…”
 Another word we came across that we
didn’t know is spoor. It means: the trail left
by a person or animal.
 The root word moult means: cast off hair,
skin, horn, or feathers.
 Imagery: “Moon and bone-cold stars..”
 Ironic: The head of the household is a
thirteen year old girl.
A - Attitude
The speakers attitude is miserable
because she’s explaining on how she is
taking care of all her kids at just thirteen
years old.
 The poets attitude is warm hearted
because she’s exaggerating the story
and making it seem a lot worse than it
might be and it makes you feel bad for
the girl in the poem.

S - Shifts

At the beginning of the story she was
obviously alive and frustrated because
she had to raise all her kids at the age of
thirteen. At the end, we thought she
died. Because some people were
coming to get all the dead people, and
they included in the list, a thirteen year
old girl.
T - Title

We were on the same track and
somewhat right. It wasn’t about the man
of the household though, it was about a
girl suffering to raise all her kids at such
a young age and it explains on how it’s a
lot harder than it seems and takes more
responsibility than people think.
T - Theme

We think the theme of the poem is that
no matter on how bad the situation you
are in, you should be strong and
confident and never give up and keep
trying until you meet your goal or
destination your going for.