Father To Son (Poem)

Who is the poet of the poem 'Father to Son'?

• Walt Whitman

• ShirleyToulson

• Elizabeth Jennings

• Kushwant Singh

What is the poem 'Father to Son' about?

• Unsettling relationship between father and son

• father's old age

• son comparing him to his father

• father talking to son about his childhood

How old is the son when his father rants about his agony to his son?

• teenager

• grown-up

• child

• just became adult

What happened when he tried to build a relationship with him in his childhood?

• he was successful

• his efforts were in vain

• he was half-way successful

• None of the above

"Why does the father use 'I' in a line 'The seed I spent or sown it where ' where he was talking about communication gap?"

• to acknowledge his role in the communication gap

• to acknowledge himself

• to let his son know his importance

• to make him understand about him

Despite all his efforts to fix the communication gap, was the son able to understand him?

• Yes

• No

• Can't say

• Maybe

What happens when they both put out an empty hand for the others to seek?

• efforts are always in vain

• they got successful in the end

• father wasn't interested

• they never had a chance to talk

From where does the son's anger arise ?

• out of his nature

• out of his sadness

• out of his father's attitude

• out of his childhood memories

Why was the father ready to forgive him?

• to let go of all the sorrows he had inside

• to become a better person

• to teach his son a lesson

• to help his son

When the son spoke for the first time, does he also feel sad about the distance between them?

• Yes, he did

• No, he did not felt anything

• Maybe in his heart

• He never thought about it