To a daughter leaving home

1. Meaning

1.1. Surface

1.1.1. About a parent teaching their daughter to ride a bike

1.2. Deeper

1.2.1. This poem is really about the fact that with age comes independence

2. Evidence

2.1. Symoblism

2.2. Imagery

2.3. Sound

2.4. Structure

2.5. Word choice

3. Personal connection to theme

4. Universality of theme

5. Why poetry?