1. Comparing the images of childhood created in the poems we ha
... Seek", "Half- past Two" is about a young child. He has done something naughty in school and is told by his teacher to stay in the room until "Half- past Two". In her rush, she forgets that "She hadn't taught him Time." The only time concepts he is aware of and understands ... of reach of all the timefors." The teacher returns, slots "him back into school time" and tells him to leave, or else he"ll be late. Contrasting with "Hide and Seek", "Half- past Two" is written in third person. "He did Something Very Wrong." I think the narrator is the adult looking back on ... very obvious by us...
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- Grade Level: High School