follower Flashcards
1
Q
His father is strong
A
His shoulders globed like a full sail strung
2
Q
He makes clumbsy mistakes
A
I stumbled in his hob-nailed wake
3
Q
Cyclical structure - the once weak son has now become stronger than his father
A
It is my father who keeps stumbling - behind me, and will not go away
4
Q
context
A
The poet was bought up on a farm,edldest of nine children and focuses on rural issues
5
Q
structure
A
cyclical narrative, shows strong paternal bond
stable rhytmic pattern, reflects the stable relationship with hs father
quatraints with rhyming that is not always perfect as the son can not live up to his father
