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Father to Son

Father to Son. Elizabeth Jennings. Elizabeth Jennings. Elizabeth Jennings. …… a lamenting father. FATHER TO SON THE ONGOING CONFLICT BETWEEN FATHER AND SON

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Father to Son

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  1. Father to Son Elizabeth Jennings

  2. Elizabeth Jennings

  3. Elizabeth Jennings …… a lamenting father

  4. FATHER TO SON THE ONGOING CONFLICT BETWEEN FATHER AND SON The poem revolves around a conflict between father and son who are in a serious communication gap. Though they live in the same house/globe, they are like strangers to each other. The father broods over this and this forms the centre of the poem. …Contd

  5. ….Contd • He introspects with an agrarian imagery where he feels he has sown his seed in a stranger’s land that forbids him from owning it. He admits that he cannot share what his son loves and expects him to come back home like the Prodigal/lost son in the parable of Jesus in the Bible. He is ready to forgive him and develop a new love from sorrow. • But his son feels anger growing out of sorrow and admits the vain efforts of both in understanding each other.

  6. POINTS TO REMEMBER • A fairly universal theme. • Rhyme scheme of the poem is consistent : abbaba • Fig. of speech used- ALLUSION

  7. Let’s try them out Across 5. the use of the same letter or sound at the beginning of words that are close together 6. longing Down 1. pained 2. extravagant 3. a short story that teaches a moral lesson 4. something that refers to another person or subject in an indirect way

  8. THANK YOU

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