Follower (AQA GCSE English Literature): Quizzes
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In which year did Seamus Heaney receive the Nobel Prize in Literature?
In which year did Seamus Heaney receive the Nobel Prize in Literature?
1995
In which collection was 'Follower' published in 1966?
In which collection was 'Follower' published in 1966?
Death of a Naturalist
What does the simile 'shoulders globed like a full sail' emphasise about the father?
What does the simile 'shoulders globed like a full sail' emphasise about the father?
His physical strength and capability
What does the metaphor 'stumbled in his hob-nailed wake' convey?
What does the metaphor 'stumbled in his hob-nailed wake' convey?
The speaker's struggle to follow
How many quatrains does 'Follower' contain?
How many quatrains does 'Follower' contain?
Six
What metre does 'Follower' largely follow?
What metre does 'Follower' largely follow?
Iambic tetrameter
What effect does enjambment create in the poem?
What effect does enjambment create in the poem?
Enhances movement and progression
What does the role reversal in the final lines highlight?
What does the role reversal in the final lines highlight?
Passage of time and changing dynamics
What does 'Mapping the furrow exactly' emphasise about the father?
What does 'Mapping the furrow exactly' emphasise about the father?
His expertise and meticulousness
How is the father described in terms of his skill with the plough?
How is the father described in terms of his skill with the plough?
An expert
In which year was 'Follower' published?
In which year was 'Follower' published?
1966
What does the father 'stumbling / Behind me' in the final lines suggest?
What does the father 'stumbling / Behind me' in the final lines suggest?
His aging and dependence