Climbing My Grandfather - Andrew Waterhouse:

Question 1

Context:

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He was a lecturer at an agricultural college in Northumberland.

Question 2

Summary:

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Narrator may be metaphorically climbing him to get to know him as an adult, or remembering himself as a child.

Question 3

Form:

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Present tense – he imagining it. Enjambment – imitates the motion of climbing and shows his steady progress. The poem is visually looks as strong and solid as a mountain.

Question 4

Structure:

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Follows his progress from the bottom to the summit – he is getting higher with each line of the poem.

Question 5

Language about Mountains:

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The grandad is a permanent, reliable part of his life and is impressive to explore.

Question 6

Language about Exploration:

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Sense of adventure – excitement and enjoyment. The child-like way he describes things show he s fascinated by what he discovers.

Question 7

Language about Personal Discovery:

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Also in the words of an adult who is learning about his grandfather – adult, complex tone. Climbing – actively trying to get to know him.

Question 8

Themes:

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Inquisitiveness – simple curiosity – adventure and small details.

Effort – wants to – physical nature of climb and exhaustion at end.

Closeness – affectionate and is comfortable – along with physical closeness.

Question 9

Compare to:

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Eden Rock, Follower