A Call Flashcards
(5 cards)
1
Q
Father carefully weeding shows his careful, meticulous nature
A
- Touching, inspecting, separating one stalk from the other
- gently pulling up/Everything not tapered, frail and leafless
2
Q
The clock as a metaphor of passing time - human mortality
A
The amplified grave ticking of hall clocks
3
Q
The weeds are vulnerable
A
Each little weed-root break
4
Q
Heaney is feeling overwhelming emotion for his father
A
Next thing he spoke and I nearly said I loved him
5
Q
A reference to the play ‘Everyman’
A
if it were nowadays,/This is how Death would summon Everyman
