Follower

Question 1

Language-Nautical Imagery

Answer 1

‘His shoulders globed like a full sail strung between the shafts and the furrow.’

Question 2

Structure

Answer 2

There is a role reversal in the final stanza- ‘It is my father who keeps stumbling behind me, and will not go away.’

Question 3

Form

Answer 3

The neat structure and steady rhythm mimics the action of ploughing. There are some half-rhymes this reflects how the boy falls short of being like his father.

Question 4

Theme-Admiration

Answer 4

‘The horses strained at his clicking tongue. An expert.’