Eden Rock

Question 1

Context

Answer 1

• father died when he was 7
• never married
• cared for mother for 6 years before she died
• published in 1988

Question 2

What quote?

• hints at something otherworldly
• In contrast with the ordinary descriptions of the first three stanzas
• could symbolise that their family of three has been reunited

Answer 2

“ sky whitens as if lit by three Suns”

Question 3

“Drifted stream” shows…

Answer 3

Even stream is peaceful- he’ll have no trouble crossing it to get to his parents

Question 4

What quote?

• monosyllabic language creates a tone of “child-like” simplicity
• meaning of last lime is ambiguous-don’t know what “it” is
• may be referring to preparation to be born or to die ,or the afterlife

Answer 4

“I had not thought that it would be like this”