Family relationships - Follower / Mother Any Distance

Question 1

Umbrella scentence

Answer 1

Both poems present family relationships as strong and unbreakable throughout the poems.

Question 2

TS1

Answer 2

In both poems, the subjects are prevented of their own independence as a result of their strong family relationships.

Question 3

TS2

Answer 3

Whilst in “Mother any distance” the mother still supports her child, in “Follower” the roles are reversed signifying a change in family relationships.

Question 4

TS3

Answer 4

Whilst in “Follower” the speaker admires his father’s physical skills, in “Mother any distance” the speaker admires her support dues to their strong relationships.

Question 5

“Broad shadow” - Follower

Answer 5

L - Adjective

I - 1) He is literally in his fathers shadow following him
2) He needs to move out of his fathers shadow in order to gain independence and thrive in his own life

Question 6

“Fall or fly” - Mother any distance

Answer 6

L - Alliteration

R - draws the reader’s attention to “fall” and “fly”
D - connotations of a bird, it has to leave the nest for dependence, he will either fall and fail or fly and thrive
- relationship must be weakened in order for him to leave

Question 7

“But today” - Follower

“Stumbling” (repeated) - Follower

Answer 7

L - Ceasura - emphasises the contrast between past and present

L- Repetition

• roles are reversed as father is frail and old, therefore he is now dependent on son
• went from the father carrying the son to the son supporting the father

Question 8

“Anchor. Kite” - Mother any distance

Answer 8

L - ceasura - emphasises it’s necessary for them to separate like the the sentence structure

I - 1) He is trying to fly but the mother is holding him down from flying away and leaving
2) the mother needs to support him as the anchor and control him

Question 9

“An expert” - Follower

Answer 9

L - adjective

• the son admires his fathers physical skills
  D - the poet suggests his poetry is expertly crafted like the farming
  C - His poetry is about nature and is trying to mimic his father’s work through literature

Question 10

“Space-walk” - Mother any distance

“Spool of tape”

Answer 10

L - metaphor
- reflects how much space their is and how strange it feels

I - 1) he is literally measuring the wall

2) it feels terrestrial to have so much space  - the tape signifies his support