Follower Vs Climbing My Grandfather

Question 1

Theme of idolising a family member (quotes)

Comfortable vs awe but distant

Answer 1

‘A smiling mouth to drink amongst teeth’
‘smiling’ - comforting and welcoming
‘teeth’ - comfortable amongst danger, reveres his grandfather
Knows every aspect of grandfather and looks up to him

‘An expert.’

• declarative - in his childhood he was in awe, admiration
• the caesura places emphasis, distinct definition, every should know

Question 2

Extended metaphor of action and sports

Uses metaphor of getting to know know to show admiration

Answer 2

‘I decided to do it free, without a rope’

• determined to get to know
• feels safe and secure

‘Globed like a full sail strung’

• carrying world on his back (admiring)
• alternatively his father is his whole world

Question 3

Reflecting on childhood vs speaking present tense from the perspective of a child

Answer 3

‘Like warm ice’

• oxymoron (childlike simile - simple yet contradictory)
• affectionate as isn’t cold
• simple and childlike curiously is reflected in the fascination with small details

‘tripping, falling, yapping always’
- list + rule of three - emphasises his endless mistakes
‘But today, it is my father who keeps stumbling behind me’
- shift in time + control, role reversal
- no longer idolises? Reflecting