"My parents kept me from children who were rough" by Stephen Spender

"My parents kept me from children who were rough" is a poem I have recently been reading. It is written by Stephen spender. It is about a boy who longs to be part of a group of children who he looks up to. I think the poet is writing about himself because he uses a lot of words like 'my', 'me' and 'I'. In the first paragraph the poet introduces some of the things they …

…think the poet tries to tell the reader that the boy was scared of what the boys do to him but he desperately wanted to be part of their group because the idea of being able to do anything that you want must be an exciting thought for the boy. I thought this poem was ok, it had a good theme and was well written. The poet used good, varied language as well. Michael Baird