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

Understanding 'Winter Swans' by Owen Sheers

Analysing 'Winter Swans' by Owen Sheers

Understanding the poem ‘Neutral Tones’ by Thomas Hardy

Analysing the poem ‘Neutral Tones’ by Thomas Hardy

Understanding the poem 'When We Two Parted' by Lord Byron

Analysing the poem  ‘When We Two Parted’ by Lord Byron

Identifying how poets convey heartbreak in natural settings

Analysing how poets convey heartbreak in natural settings

Understanding the poem ‘Sonnet 29’ by Elizabeth Barrett Browning

Analysing the poem 'Sonnet 29' by Elizabeth Barrett Browning

Understanding the poem ‘Love’s Philosophy’ by Percy Bysshe Shelley

Analysing the poem 'Love's Philosophy' by Percy Bysshe Shelley

Understanding the poem ‘Letters from Yorkshire’ by Maura Dooley

Analysing the poem ‘Letters from Yorkshire’ by Maura Dooley

Identifying how poets reflect desire in natural settings

Analysing how poets reflect desire in natural settings

Understanding the poem ‘Eden Rock’ by Charles Causley

Analysing the poem 'Eden Rock' by Charles Causley

Understanding the poem 'Climbing My Grandfather' by Andrew Waterhouse

Analysing the poem 'Climbing My Grandfather' by Andrew Waterhouse

Understanding the poem 'Before You Were Mine' by Carol Ann Duffy

Analysing the poem 'Before You Were Mine' by Carol Ann Duffy

Identifying how poets reminisce and remember loved ones

Analysing how poets reminisce and remember loved ones

Understanding the poem ‘Mother, any distance’ by Simon Armitage

Analysing the poem 'Mother, any distance' by Simon Armitage

Developing interpretations of ‘Mother, any distance’ with Simon Armitage

Understanding the poem ‘Walking Away’ by Cecil Day-Lewis

Analysing the poem ‘Walking Away’ by Cecil Day-Lewis

Understanding the poem 'Follower' by Seamus Heaney

Identifying how poets present relationships that change over time

Analysing how poets present relationships that change over time

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.

In this unit, pupis explore 12 of the 15 poems from the 'Love and Relationships' anthology. Pupils complete two lessons about each poem: one on understanding and one on analysis. Pupils study the poems in four groups, and they pause after each group to compare how those poems present common themes.

Poetry anthology: first study

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

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 {{}}. 

Starter Quiz

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