Does the poem have a consistent rhyme scheme?
No, the poem doesn't have a consistent rhyme scheme.
Identify the phrases and lines that indicate the distance between the father and son.
1. This child is built to my design yet what he loves I cannot share.
2. We speak like strangers, there is no sign of understanding in the air.
3. Silence surrounds us.
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
1. Unshaven.
2. Saline.
3. Shaky, unstable.
4. Extreme bend.
5. Minimal.
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.