family

• The poem "Follower" by Seamus Heaney describes the speaker's admiration for his father's skill in working with a horse-plough
• The father is depicted as an expert in handling the plough, with the speaker wanting to emulate him but feeling inadequate
• The poem portrays the reversal of roles, where the father, who was once the skilled leader, now struggles to keep up with his son
• Follower: at the headrig with a single pluck - enjambment
• follower: yapping always. - volta, caesura
• follower: full sail strung - metaphor
• follower: ....and will not go away - enjambment
• walking away : leaves just turning - pathetic fallacy
• The poem "Walking Away" by Cecil Day-Lewis reflects on the experience of a parent watching their child grow up and become independent
• The poem describes the moment when the speaker watched their child play their first game of football and then walk away towards school, symbolizing the child's journey towards independence
• The speaker compares the child walking away to a satellite wrenched from its orbit, drifting away behind a scatter of boys
• The hesitant figure of the child walking away is likened to a winged seed loosened from its parent stem, symbolizing the nature of growing up and finding one's own path
• The poem explores the themes of nature's give-and-take, the small and scorching ordeals that shape one's character, and the idea that selfhood begins with a process of walking away and love is proved in the letting go
• walking away: like a satellite wrenched from it's orbit go drifting away - enjambment, simile
• walking away: with the pathos of a half fledged thing set free - metaphor
• walking away: gnaws at my mind still - metaphor
• The poem describes a mother helping measure various parts of a house, symbolizing the distance between her and her child as they grow up
• The mother is portrayed as an anchor while the child is a kite, emphasizing the balance between freedom and security in their relationship
• The imagery of measuring windows, pelmets, doors, walls, and floors symbolizes the passage of time and the changing dynamics between the mother and child
• The poem conveys the bittersweet emotions of a child growing up and gaining independence from their mother
• mother any distance: mother any distance - repetition of the word mother and the word distance
• mother any distance : me with the spool of tape - metaphorically shows distance
• mother any distance: windows pelmets...... - metaphorically shows growth
• mother any distance : to fall or fly - juxtaposition
• mother any distance : endless sky - hyperbole, metaphorically shows oppurtunity
• The poem describes a mother helping measure various parts of a house, symbolizing the distance between her and her child as they grow up
• The mother is depicted as providing support and guidance, acting as an anchor while the child explores and faces challenges
• The imagery of measuring windows, doors, walls, and floors symbolizes the passage of time and the changing relationship between the mother and child
• The poem uses metaphors like "Anchor" and "Kite" to represent the stability and guidance the mother offers, contrasted with the child's need for freedom and exploration
• The poem describes the speaker imagining their mother, Marilyn, before they were born, reminiscing about her past and their future together
• The speaker envisions Marilyn with her friends, Maggie McGeeney and Jean Duff, laughing on a corner, shrieking at the pavement in a polka-dot dress
• The poem reflects on the speaker's mother's past, her carefree and bold nature, and the speaker's anticipation of being part of her life
• The speaker recalls moments from Marilyn's youth, like dancing in high-heeled red shoes and the image of her ghost clattering towards them over George Square
• before you were mine: marylin - metaphorically fantasises mother
• before you were mine: i'm ten years away............i'm not here yet - repetition, metaphorically shows support
• before you were mine: I knew you'd dance like that - hyperbole
• before you were mine: I remember my hands in those high-heeled red shoes - juxtaposition(she tries to emulate)
• The poem describes a scene where the speaker's parents are waiting for him beyond EdenRock
• The father is depicted as being twenty-five years old, wearing a suit of Genuine Irish Tweed, accompanied by his two-year-old terrier Jack
• The mother, aged twenty-three, is described in a sprigged dress with a ribbon in her straw hat, spreading a stiff white cloth over the grass