How is father's helplessness brought in this poem?
The father tries a lot to understand his child but he fails every time. He wants to build a good relationship in between them. He doesn't want his child to do anything, he would simply forgive him. He just wants him to come back, give it a fresh start and discover a new love out of sorrow.
Does the poem have a consistent rhyme scheme?
Explain the use of the adjectives in the following phrases.
1. shaggy monsters
2. brackish lakes
3. rickety table
4. hairpin bend
5. rudimentary general store
Does the poem talk of an exclusively personal experience or is it fairly universal?
Identify the phrases and lines that indicate the distance between the father and son.
