 Studying Mother Any Distance by Simon Armitage Here's how you can analyse this poem In terms of structure, this poem is written in one, two, three stanzas The repetition of the title in the first verse emphasises the close loving relationship the speaker has with his mother They use these words belonging to the semantic field of a house to emphasise that the speaker is moving out However, his mother is lovingly helping him These pronouns are contrasting They suggest a separation between the speaker and his mother He's basically growing up and leaving his home and starting a new life Cezera and oxymoron is used with anchor and kite To emphasise that his mother anchors him, provides him a base However, he's a kite and he's flying away and becoming more independent The enjambement at the end of Climb shows how excited he is to start a new life independently The term endless sky serves as a metaphor for the speaker's independence as an adult However, he feels really confident that his mom will always be there for him