Follower By Seamus Heaney
- Created by: Issy
- Created on: 03-06-10 14:04
Title:
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Metaphorical and physical:
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Reference to both him and his father.
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Following his father and following his father's profession as a farmer.
Themes:
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Childhood.
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Loss of innocence: 'Now it is my father....and will not go away'
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Role Reversal.
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Admiration for father.
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Technical language, elevates father.
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Wants to help, can't because of his own inadequacy: 'I stumbled.', roll reversal at the end, it is his father who wants to help.
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Same language: both where/ are burdens : role reversal.
Language:
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Technical Language, Technical skill - elevates father and his profession.
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Uses: Assonance, which then emphasises: 'An Expert.' And the last two lines.
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Pattern of 3- emphasis on his inadequacy as a young boy, this is revisited in the last two lines. Again for…
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