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    The boy feels uninterested and frustrated with reading, as shown through his sighing, head shaking, and gazing into the air instead of focusing on the text. The poet wants to convey that the boy's struggles with reading could negatively impact his future if not addressed, but also shows that the boy is capable in other creative areas like sculpture and engineering. The poem aims to elicit sympathy for the boy's situation with reading, while also using irony since the narrator (the boy's mother) is extremely skilled with literature.

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    The boy feels uninterested and frustrated with reading, as shown through his sighing, head shaking, and gazing into the air instead of focusing on the text. The poet wants to convey that the boy's struggles with reading could negatively impact his future if not addressed, but also shows that the boy is capable in other creative areas like sculpture and engineering. The poem aims to elicit sympathy for the boy's situation with reading, while also using irony since the narrator (the boy's mother) is extremely skilled with literature.

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    Unseen Poetry HWK

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    The boy feels uninterested and frustrated with reading, as shown through his sighing, head shaking, and gazing into the air instead of focusing on the text. The poet wants to convey that the boy's struggles with reading could negatively impact his future if not addressed, but also shows that the boy is capable in other creative areas like sculpture and engineering. The poem aims to elicit sympathy for the boy's situation with reading, while also using irony since the narrator (the boy's mother) is extremely skilled with literature.

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    Unseen poetry - English Literature homework:

    “In the poem how does the poet present the boy’s feelings about reading?”
    Firstly, the poet expresses the boy’s uninterested attitude towards reading: “he gazes into the
    air/ sighing and shaking his head”. This exhibits the uncaring mindset the boy has towards his
    struggle with reading. The verbs “sighing” and “shaking” convey that the boy is perhaps
    frustrated and annoyed by the seemingly “impassable” task of reading. Moreover, the verb
    “gazes” further exemplifies the boys lack of conviction and resilience. The writer aims to
    convey the importance of being able to read that could later lead to extreme struggles in the
    boy’s life. The writer does not want the boy’s difficulty with reading to define and restrict
    him; people are often stereotyped as unintelligent if they are incapable of reading. However,
    the writer clearly states the boy’s capability in other (more artistic/creative) regions: “he can
    make sculptures/ And fabulous machines”. The reader will feel sympathetic towards the
    boy’s frustrations with reading. Furthermore, irony is used in the poem because of the
    mothers (the narrator/poets) extreme skill with literature.

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