Eden Rock Flashcards
1
Q
Give a summary of Eden Rock.
“A nostalgic poem written when Causley was…”
A
A nostalgic poem written when Causley was an old man and his parents had died. He combines childhood memories of a picnic in an imagined place ‘Eden Rock’. Perhaps he is also looking ahead to his own death.
2
Q
“Over the drifted stream. My father spins”
A
Eden Rock
Caesura - a symbol of the distance/ separation between them.
“drifted stream” = symbol of the barrier between life + death.
3
Q
“…beyond Eden Rock:”
A
Eden Rock
Imaginary place - connotations of paradise/ perfection.
Religious imagery of Garden of Eden
4
Q
“The sky whitens as if lit by three suns.”
A
Eden Rock
Simile = connotes heaven/afterlife = celestial imagery.
