Climbing My Grandfather-Andrew Waterhouse Flashcards
1
Q
What is the context?
A
As a child he worked in a Farm.
He enjoyed climbing and walking.
His poems have themes of sold objects and hard edges.
He suffered from depression and committed suicide in 2001.
2
Q
First the old brogues, ________________
A
Dusty and cracked
3
Q
By the overhanging shirt, ____________
A
I change
direction
4
Q
An ____________ hand
A
Earth-stained
5
Q
The nails are_________ and _____________
A
Splintered
Give good purchase
6
Q
The skin of his finger is smooth and thick like _____________
A
Warm ice
7
Q
At his_____________, I ____________
A
Still firm shoulder
Rest for a while
8
Q
Watch a ______________
A
Pupil slowly open and close
9
Q
__________ the slow pulse of__________
A
Knowing
His good heart
