apos; add to the boys' apparent failure to defeat his demons, the sun rises to 'wink and laugh', which shows that there still is hope for him.
             Similarly, 'Father and Child' also evokes a strong religious reading for the responder. Various religious phrases such as 'I Rose', 'My Father' and 'Old King' add to the religious meaning in the poem.
             In "Barn Owl', the first half of 'Father and Child', the girl&a
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