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The poem 'Amanda!' by Robin Klein explores the tension between a young girl, Amanda, and her mother's expectations, highlighting the theme of childhood versus responsibility. Amanda retreats into a world of fantasy, imagining herself as a mermaid or Rapunzel, to escape her mother's constant nagging about her behavior. The poem uses various poetic devices, including metaphor and imagery, to illustrate Amanda's desire for freedom and the pressures of growing up.

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AMANDA! Presentation

The poem 'Amanda!' by Robin Klein explores the tension between a young girl, Amanda, and her mother's expectations, highlighting the theme of childhood versus responsibility. Amanda retreats into a world of fantasy, imagining herself as a mermaid or Rapunzel, to escape her mother's constant nagging about her behavior. The poem uses various poetic devices, including metaphor and imagery, to illustrate Amanda's desire for freedom and the pressures of growing up.

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AMANDA!

-Robin Klein

Why do you think our parents


prevent us from doing
certain things?
CENTRAL IDEA/THEME
This poem describes several encounters between Amanda
and her mother, in which her mother always corrects her
behaviour, telling her to sit up straight and not to sulk, to
clean her room and not to have chocolates. In response,
Amanda withdraws into a world of fantasy and imagines
herself to be in other situations than her own – as a
mermaid, as an orphan and as the princess Rapunzel. The
poem mainly highlights the theme of childhood and the
expectations from a young woman. When we were the
children, we indulged in our fantasies but as soon as we
reached adolescence, we were expected to abandon such
practices and do as we are told.
Because Amanda is no longer a child, her mother expects
her to fulfill certain responsibilities.
•Hunch: raise (one's shoulders) and bend the top of
one's body forward.

•Slouching : the action or fact of standing, moving,


or sitting in a lazy, drooping way.

• Languid : peaceful

•Emerald : a bright green colour

•Sole : one and only

•Inhabitant : a person or animal that lives in or


occupies a place.

•Drifting : carried slowly by a current of air or water

•Blissfully : happily and joyfully

•Hushed : quiet

•Tranquil : calm and peaceful

•Sulking : be silent and bad-tempered out of


annoyance or disappointment.

•Nagged : continuously annoying someone


Rhyme Scheme
AABA
CCC
Rhyme Scheme
AABA
CCC
Rhyme Scheme
AABA
CCC
Rhyme Scheme
AABA

Amanda has stopped imagining about the


things which make her happy. She cannot
escape from the constant nagging
of her mother.
POETIC DEVICES
1. Metaphor

• Use of word ‘emerald ‘sea for green colour of sea


being similar to the colour of emerald which is a
beautiful stone of green colour.

• silence is golden - silence is said to be glorious


like golden colour and precious like gold.

• freedom is sweet - freedom is said to be sweet in taste.

• The poet uses metaphor even when he compares the life of a ‘mermaid’,
‘orphan’ and ‘Rapunzel’ showcasing the hidden desire of Amanda. She
wants to be as free and relaxed as they are.
2. Repetition: use of word ‘Amanda’.

3. Imagery: * drifting blissfully (Amanda expresses her desire to


be carried away by the current of water and feel the relaxing
environment there.)

* soft dust (Amanda wants to play in dust with her bare feet. She
thinks opposite of what her mother thinks. Her mother wants
her room to be clean but she wants to play in dust.

4. Alliteration: ‘Stop that slouching and sit up straight’ , ‘Stop


that sulking’

5. Allusion: ‘mermaid’ is a well known imaginary creature and


‘Rapunzel’ is a famous fairy tale character.

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