Page 3 - Lesson Notes 1

Setting of the poem:

This poem is set in 4 different settings.

The 1st setting is that of the real world, in which Amanda’s

mother is forever trying to correct her posture or her behaviour.

On the other hand, the other 3 settings are fanciful ones

constructed by Amanda in her own mind.

These are the realms to which she escapes when she is tired of

listening to her mother finding faults in her.

One of these settings is that of the sea, in which Amanda

imagines herself to be a mermaid.

Another one of these settings is that of the street, in which

Amanda imagines herself to be an orphan child.

The last of these settings is that of a tower, in which Amanda

imagines herself to be the imprisoned princess known as Rapunzel.

These 3 settings form a contrast to that of the real world in which

Amanda and her mother live.