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Analysis and comments on On a Portrait of a Deaf Man by John Betjeman

Comment 2 of 2, added on June 5th, 2006 at 4:54 PM.

how are you ,/ iam fine, are you what do very deaf ,/ yes iam deaf ,

nicloe reid from United States
Comment 1 of 2, added on February 18th, 2006 at 4:45 PM.

I believe that this poem was about the poet's dead father with whom he had a difficult relationship although it has never been fully described. However the poem conveys memories of happy times, some regrets and the horror of inevitable decay. There is the sadness of losing someone who was so close and yet so distance. This expression of conflicting emotions strikes a chord in the heart of anyone who has lost someone close, despite the nature of the relationship.

Paul Cooper from United Kingdom



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Poet: John Betjeman
Poem: On a Portrait of a Deaf Man
Added: Apr 8 2005
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