· Simon Armitage's inspired ear for the demotic and his ability to deal with subjects that many poets turn their backs on have marked him as a poet of originality and force. Kid gives us one of the liveliest poetic voices to have emerged in the last ten years. Simon Armitage's inspired ear for the demotic and his ability to deal with subjects that many poets turn their backs on have marked him as a /5. Simon Armitage’s “Kid” is a dramatic monologue written from the perspective of “the real boy wonder”, Robin, who is trying to find his way in the world without his mentor, Batman. The speaker defiantly claims he is now “taller, harder, stronger, older”. Kid. Simon Armitage. The poem uses the analogy of Batman and Robin to explore the theme of growing up, separation from family and independence. The ‘Kid’ of the title is Robin the Boy Wonder.
Revision notes for GCSE CCEA students studying Kid by Simon Armitage. The Protagonists in "Kid" by Simon Armitage and "Mrs. Tilscher's Class" by Carol Ann Duffy. In this compare and contrast essay, a student discusses the protagonists and themes of the poems "Kid" by Simon Armitage and "Mrs. Tilscher's Class" by Carol Ann Duffy. The student explains how the protagonists share a desire to grow up and become better. Simon Armitage's "Kid" is a dramatic monologue written from the perspective of "the real boy wonder", Robin, who is trying to find his way in the world without his mentor, Batman. The speaker defiantly claims he is now "taller, harder, stronger, older".
Working towards a Bachelor of Arts, Simran writes articles on modern history, art theory, religion, and mythology, and analyses of texts. Kid by Simon Armitage creatively explores the multilayered relationship between Batman and Robin through recomposing the graphic series Revenge of the Red Hood. The consistent use of intertextual references to the film Batman: Under the Hood, investigates elements of the duo’s relationship. Kid. Batman, big shot, when you gave the order. to grow up, then let me loose to wander. leeward, freely through the wild blue yonder. as you liked to say, or ditched me, rather, in the gutter well, I turned the corner. Now I've scotched that 'he was like a father. to me' rumour, sacked it, blown the cover. Simon Armitage’s “Kid” is a dramatic monologue written from the perspective of “the real boy wonder”, Robin, who is trying to find his way in the world without his mentor, Batman. The speaker defiantly claims he is now “taller, harder, stronger, older”.
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