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The poem’s central tension

The poem’s central tension

A Proud Blemish presents a constructed adult speaker recalling his mother through memories of childhood and her later physical decline. The poem’s emotional power comes from the tension between love and loss: the mother’s body is both a record of care and evidence of suffering.

2.3.5 A Proud Blemish by Kayo Chingonyi Lesson

  1. IGCSE
  2. /English Literature
  3. /2.3.5 A Proud Blemish by Kayo Chingonyi

Step-by-step lessons on CIE IGCSE English Literature 2.3.5 A Proud Blemish by Kayo Chingonyi. Each one builds up to exam-style questions. Start with the poetry and unseen-text skills before moving on to the longer, comparison-heavy essay questions on the set prose and drama texts.

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