Questions
1)a) By saying 'his shoulders globed like a full sail strung' it is showing the strength and skill of Heaney's father as it is making him seem tall and braud and adapted to what he is doing like a sail is adapted to what it is doing.1)b) By saying 'the horses strained at his clicking song' it is showing the strength and skill of Heaney's father as it is making him look as if he is in control of the horse and can control them with the simplest of movements.
1)d) By saying 'dipping and rising to his plod' it is showing the strength and skill of Heaney's father as he is in control of Seamus Heaney and is keeping him following in his tracks. It is also using an extended metaphor as it is comparing the farm to a sea with the ground uneven like waves and the father is stearing the plow like a ship
2)a) By saying 'i stumbled in his hob-nailed wake' is saying young Heaney is following in his fathers footsteps.
2)b) 'I was a nuisance, tripping, falling/ yapping always' is saying young Heaney is craving attention from his father and being clumsy although his father was content of working and young Heaney was being a hinderance.
3) The young Heaney reminds me of a young horse trying to find his feet and looking to his father for guidance and what to do.
4) The last two and a half lines shows that Heaney and his father have changed places and Heaney's father is following him whilst Heaney is trying to do his job but his father is craving care and attention.
Excellent responses Steven well done! For questions 1a-d look again at the video of the young boy following his father around the field as he plows - the use of the extended metaphor of a ship on the waves is really strong here. Your answers clearly show your understanding.
ReplyDeleteLook at 2b do you think Heaney sees himself almost as a young puppy (yapping) and what image does that conjure up in your mind?
Great work though Steven, well done!