Follower Flashcards
How many stanzas are there in the poem?
6
What are the first 3 stanzas about?
The father
Hat are the last 3 stanzas about?
The son
What does the title imply?
The title implies the ambition of the narrator and how the son follows his fathers footsteps
What changes further through the poem?
Role reversal, the father starts to follow his sons footsteps
A technique used in the first stanza
A simile is used in the first stanza which shows how strong and sturdy the father is ‘like a full sail strung’
What is the father referred to
He is seen to be a god like human who guides his son through the path of life
Where is the asyndetic list used?
In the last stanza on the first line, shows lack of skill in early life
The reference to size in stanza 5 connotes…
That the father had a large influence on the sons actions ‘broad shadow’
