Follower Flashcards
1
Q
Follower: he describes himself as a child, following his father through the field
A
“I stumbled in his hob-nailed wake”
“I was a nuisance, tripping, falling, / yapping always”
2
Q
Follower: what life is like with his father in the present day
A
“But today / it is my father who keeps stumbling / behind me”
3
Q
Follower: shows speaker’s admiration of father’s strength and professional standard in his work
A
“His shoulders globed like a full sail strung”
“with a single pluck / of reins” (enjambment)
“An expert.” (presented as fact)
