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Key Poem Information. Central Message: A child's first day at school is an emotional rollercoaster. Speaker: A young child. Poetic Form: Free Verse. Themes: Coming of Age, Identity, Journey. Emotions Evoked: Anxiety, Confusion, Fear, Sadness, Worry. Time Period: 20th Century. Unlock more with Poetry+. Poem Analyzed by Emma Baldwin.
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First Day At School. A millionbillionwillion miles from home Waiting for the bell to go. (To go where?) Why are they all so big, other children? So noisy? So much at home they Must have been born in uniform Lived all their lives in playgrounds Spent the years inventing games That don't let me in. Games That are rough, that swallow you up.
First Day at School. Roger McGough. In this poem McGough reaches back to early childhood and memories of starting school. The confusion, apprehension and misconceptions are conveyed...
3 maj 2023 · An analysis of the First Day at School poem by Roger McGough including schema, poetic form, metre, stanzas and plenty more comprehensive statistics.
Analysis (ai): "First Day at School" captures the overwhelming anxiety and disorientation of a young child on their first day of school. The poem's exaggerated language and surreal imagery convey the child's sense of isolation and fear.
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