To my nine year old self by Clare D

Safia

2015-09-18 11:11:01 UTC

this poem is relatable with looking into growing up and how your personality can complete alter while growing up.

Emily W

2015-09-18 11:11:25 UTC

The contrast between the her and her nine year old self is very different, it's as if she is a different person , we can tell this when the poem says ' I'd like to say that we'd be friends, but the truth is we have nothing in common'.

Ellie

2015-09-18 11:13:48 UTC

This poem shows the internal fight with yourself as you get older, its relatable as it shows the different emotions brought up with nostalgia

Celinr

2015-09-18 15:52:53 UTC

an internal struggle as she recalls her younger self.

it is relatable

Shannon

2015-09-20 15:41:48 UTC

Looking back at her younger self and realising how different she is now.

Zhina

2015-09-24 19:34:54 UTC

I like the quote "You would rather run than walk, rather climb than run, rather leap from a height than anything". This line is read in a fluctuating way because it speeds up with the repetition of "rather", and slows down with the pause of the comma which makes it stand out.

Zara

2015-09-24 20:07:58 UTC

It is easy to relate to as people often realise when growing up how much they have changed. As she realises that sadly she is no longer that person.

Jess

2015-09-25 05:17:17 UTC

I like how relatable the poem is. It is normal to look back through our lives and realise we've changed so much.

Ailbhe

2015-09-25 09:05:31 UTC

By talking of the physical scars her care free childhood has left. This shows how she is constantly reminded on a mental level of her past and how it still affcts her.

Layla

2015-09-25 09:40:47 UTC

I think this poem is about a woman who does not have peace within herself as its shows when she says 'we' referring to present her and 9 year old her. She has not yet moved on from this specific age. However in the end she finally does let her 9 year old self go, by saying ' i leave you' she no longer referrs to her past as 'we'

:)

2015-09-26 19:52:39 UTC

Many people think this is quite a relatable poem but we mustn't forget that this was chosen to feature in the AS Lit syllabus for young people.

Perhaps instead of regretting the beginning of our lives, this poem can show us that childhood doesn't last long and we should make the most of it.

I feel that the poet can only fully appreciate her childhood after she compares it to the life of an adult.

mm

2016-01-03 16:11:37 UTC

ok

2016-01-03 16:11:41 UTC

wonderful

2016-01-03 16:11:48 UTC