follower

Question 1

overview

Answer 1

peom where speaker reflects on childhood on a farm with father however by the end of the poem his father is seen as nuiscence that followers him around - roles reversed

Question 2

quotes that show the emotional distance between father and son

Answer 2

“I was a nuisance, tripping, falling, yapping always.”
“it is my father who keeps stumbling / Behind me, and will not go away.”
I wanted to grow up and plough

Question 3

“I was a nuisance, tripping, falling, yapping always.”

Answer 3

• he was clumsy
• insecurity of being a burden as his father was strong
• shows that this influenced him as a person as he still remeber stjis meories from a child

Question 4

“it is my father who keeps stumbling / Behind me, and will not go away.”

Answer 4

• his older father seems alien to the once he once described
• flipping roles of teh tragic reminder of the loss of control with old age
  “Will not go away” can suggest a sense of emotional burden or tension - juxtaposes the admiration to be like his father when he was younger

Question 5

I wanted to grow up and plough

Answer 5

• shows he wants to bridge this emotional gap between he father and his desire for closeness

Question 6

quotes for nature and rural work

Answer 6

“The horses strained at his clicking tongue.”
“His shoulders globed like a full sail strung”

Question 7

“His shoulders globed like a full sail strung”

Answer 7

This metaphor compares the father to a ship at sea, showing strength, control, and mastery over natural elements.

Question 8

“The horses strained at his clicking tongue.”

Answer 8

Implies control over animals and nature through skill, not force.

The father is portrayed as in tune with the natural world

Question 9

form

Answer 9

• uneven metre creates sense of eerie forboding - seems liek a happy poem then turns melancholy at the end

Question 10

how does follower link to lfy

Answer 10

• both show admiration for the men they speak of
• both use nature

Question 11

how is form simualr to letters from yok

Answer 11

both have regular organised stanzas which give the poems a sense of calmness

Question 12

essay plan for follower

Answer 12

• nature - a symbol of connection
• physical distance - letters- there is a physical distance between them, follower there isn’t
• emotional distance - bond is still help together in letts despite distance, - even though close together in follower there is a emotional distance