a feeling of wonder or admiration, often mixed with fear or amazement

exceptional skill or ability, especially in a particular field or activity

serious and sincere in intention or effort; showing deep conviction or dedication

a pause or break within a line of poetry, often marked by punctuation

Analysing the poem 'Follower' by Seamus Heaney

English

In 'AQA Love and Relationships Poetry', pupils compared the language, form and structure of a variety of poems connected by the themes of love and relationships. In 'AQA Love and Relationships Poetry continued', pupils work on making more nuanced comparisons between poems.

In 'Single Poet Study: Maya Angelou', pupils explore how Angelou uses her poetry to present strong relationships to people and place. In 'AQA Love and Relationships Poetry', pupils analyse how a variety of different relationships have been presented across time.

Poetry anthology: first study

Subjects which particular individuals may be sensitive to, eg, adoption, migration, bereavement or death, divorce.

Depiction or discussion of sensitive content

a semi-regular rhyme scheme in which lines 2 and 4 of each stanza rhyme

a semi-regular rhyme scheme in which lines 1 and 3 of each stanza rhyme

In 'Follower' Heaney uses what kind of rhyme scheme in each stanza?

reflects the stable nature of the parent-child relationship

reflects the rhythm of ploughing the fields

What's the impact of the regular rhyme scheme in 'Follower'?

Which word from 'Follower' shows the shift in time in the poem?

A pause or break within a line of poetry, often marked by punctuation is known as...

What's the potential impact of the caesura used in 'Follower'? 

Which words from the poem 'Follower' describe the skill of the speaker's father when it comes to farming?

how a father-son relationship changes over time

What is the poem 'Follower' by Seamus Heaney about?

In 'Follower' as a child the speaker {{}} his father. 

By the end of the poem 'Follower' __________ is frustrated by __________ as they are seen as a hindrance.

Which of the below is an example of tentative language?

The ending of a poem or a story where the conflict ends is known as a {{}}. 

Content guidance

Depiction or discussion of sensitive content

Adult supervision recommended

This lesson will be removed by end of Summer Term 2025.

Analysing the poem 'Follower' by Seamus Heaney

Lesson outcome

Content guidance

This lesson will be removed by end of Summer Term 2025.