This document discusses how poetry can be used to express complex relationships between people. It provides snippets from two poems, "Combing" and "Woman", that portray mother-daughter relationships. "Combing" depicts a mother gently combing her young daughter's wet hair, taking the daughter's place under her own mother's hands. "Woman" references the author's connection to her mother's tough, door-battering generation of women. Both poems explore the symbolic connections between mothers and daughters through their relationships and experiences.

1. Symbolism: symbols of connection The Open Poetry Unit OpenEducation.ws

2. Symbolism: connections Poetry can be used to express the often complex relationships among people.

3. What do we learn about this mother's relationship with her daughter? See next slide

4. Snippet from “Combing” by Gladys Cardiff

5. Symbolism: connections My daughter’s hair