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- 4. Submitted by,Submitted by, NAMENAME :: ANUPAMA.S.VANUPAMA.S.V OPTIONOPTION :: ENGLISHENGLISH EXAM CODEEXAM CODE :: 1651310216513102 CANDIDATE CODECANDIDATE CODE :: 1651439700616514397006
- 7. SEAMUS HEANEYSEAMUS HEANEY • Irish poetIrish poet • Born on 1939Born on 1939 • First book – “Eleven poems” (1965)First book – “Eleven poems” (1965) • Awarded Nobel prize in Literature (1995)Awarded Nobel prize in Literature (1995) • Other works – “Selected poems 1965-1975”,Other works – “Selected poems 1965-1975”, ““Preoccupations: Selected pose 1968-1978”Preoccupations: Selected pose 1968-1978”
- 8. FOLLOWERFOLLOWER My father worked with a horse-plough,My father worked with a horse-plough, His shoulders globed like a full sail strungHis shoulders globed like a full sail strung Between the shafts and the furrow.Between the shafts and the furrow. The horse strained at his clicking tongue. The horse strained at his clicking tongue. An expert. He would set the wingAn expert. He would set the wing And fit the bright steel-pointed sock.And fit the bright steel-pointed sock. The sod rolled over without breaking.The sod rolled over without breaking. At the headrig, with a single pluck At the headrig, with a single pluck Of reins, the sweating team turned roundOf reins, the sweating team turned round And back into the land. His eyeAnd back into the land. His eye Narrowed and angled at the ground,Narrowed and angled at the ground, Mapping the furrow exactly. Mapping the furrow exactly.
- 9. I stumbled in his hob-nailed wake,I stumbled in his hob-nailed wake, Fell sometimes on the polished sod;Fell sometimes on the polished sod; Sometimes he rode me on his backSometimes he rode me on his back Dipping and rising to his plod. Dipping and rising to his plod. I wanted to grow up and plough,I wanted to grow up and plough, To close one eye, stiffen my arm.To close one eye, stiffen my arm. All I ever did was followAll I ever did was follow In his broad shadow round the farm. In his broad shadow round the farm. I was a nuisance, tripping, falling,I was a nuisance, tripping, falling, Yapping always. But today Yapping always. But today It is my father who keeps stumblingIt is my father who keeps stumbling Behind me, and will not go away. Behind me, and will not go away.
- 10. DIFFICULT WORDSDIFFICULT WORDS • Strain -/strein/ - to show effects of worry or pressure.Strain -/strein/ - to show effects of worry or pressure. • Sod -/sod/ – a Layer of earth with grass growing on it.Sod -/sod/ – a Layer of earth with grass growing on it. • Rein -/rein/ - long narrow leather band that is fastenedRein -/rein/ - long narrow leather band that is fastened around a horse’s neck to itaround a horse’s neck to it • Yap -/ jæp/ - to make a sharp, irritating sound.Yap -/ jæp/ - to make a sharp, irritating sound.
- 11. SCAFFOLDINGSCAFFOLDING QUESTIONSQUESTIONS • What was the speaker’s father?What was the speaker’s father? • What was his father expert at?What was his father expert at? • What did the speaker want to become?What did the speaker want to become?
- 12. HINTSHINTS • The speaker’s father was a farmer.The speaker’s father was a farmer. • He was an expert in farming.He was an expert in farming. • The speaker wanted to be like his father, aThe speaker wanted to be like his father, a good farmer.good farmer.
- 13. DEVELOPINGDEVELOPING APPRECIATIONAPPRECIATION • IMAGESIMAGES SimileSimile ““His shoulders globedHis shoulders globed likelike a full sail strung.”a full sail strung.” Rhyming wordsRhyming words plough – furrow, strung – tongue.plough – furrow, strung – tongue. Rhyming schemeRhyming scheme abab cdcdabab cdcd
- 14. GROUP WORKGROUP WORK • Discuss in groups andDiscuss in groups and write the rhyming schemeswrite the rhyming schemes and images.and images.
- 15. ASSIGNMENTASSIGNMENT Attempt the appreciationAttempt the appreciation of the poem “Follower”.of the poem “Follower”.