5. Father to Son
(Elizabeth Jennings)
Very Short Type Q-Ans.
1. Who is the poet of
‘Father to Son’?
Ans. Elizabeth Jennings
2. Who have lived
together for years?
Ans. Father and son
3. Who tries to build a
relationship?
Ans. The father
4. How do the father
and the son behave like?
Ans. Strangers
5. Where does the
father want his son return to?
Ans. His father’s house
6. Who says, ‘We both
must live on the same globe’?
Ans. The father
7. What do the father
and the son longing for?
Ans. For forgive
8. What is the father’s
anger a product of?
Ans. Of grief
Short Type Q-Ans.
1. Give the central idea
of the poem, ‘Father to Son’.
Ans.This poem is a comment on the relationships in the modern world. In this poem the poet is showing the relation of father and son. They lived in the same house for years. But now father and son talk like strangers. There is a kind of gap between them. There is no sign of understanding between them.
2. What does the poem say
about the young son and his own world?
Ans. The son has grown up as his father wanted. But now the son has his own world, house and desires. The father wishes that he would return to his father's house. The father say if his son returns to his father's house, he would forgive him.
3. In the end, what do
both father and son desire?
Ans. The father says that he and his son lived in the same house for many years. They are living on the same land but their thought are different. They don't share their views. When they meet, they talk like strangers. Both of them desire that there is something to forgive.
4. How does the father
feel about his separation from his son?
Ans. In this poem a father is speaking. He and his son have lived in the same house for years. Yet, there is a kind of gap between them. They speak like strangers. There is no sign of understanding between them.
5. What kind of
relationship does the father want to build up with his son?
Ans. The Father doesn't understand his son. Although they lived in the same house for many years. But now the son has his own desires and dream. The father wants to build up the same kind of relationship that he had with his son when he was a little child.
6. Why does the father
say, ‘Silence surrounds us’?
Ans. The father and the son lived in the same house for many years. The son has built up as his father wanted. But there is no warm relationship between them. When they meet each other, they talk like strangers. They spend most of time without talking. This is why his father say, Silence surrounds us'.