A letter to a son- Charles Mungoshi

What issue is being expressed in this poem?

• The mother misses her son

  She writes to him

• The son has forgotten home and his responsibilities

"Your father nearly left us"

"your father went down again"

What figure of speech is used here?

• Hyperbole (Exaggeration)

• Metaphor (Representation)

Describe the relationship between father and son.

• They both love one another and get along

• The father and son do not have a strong relationship

  The father is stubborn and the son left home

The mother has written many letters to her son

• True

  She refers to previous letters

  "we wrote you- did you get our letter?"

• False

  She refers to this letter only

Why does the poem end with capital letters?

"YOUR MOTHER"

• The mother emphasizes the importance of her role

  She wants Tambu to remember her, even if he forgot the father

• The mother emphasizes she is upset with him

  She wants Tambu to remember that she is his mother and is right