The Forge Flashcards
Séamus Heaney (6 cards)
1
Q
Quote portraying the mystique of the art of poetry and the dark place a poet must go to write poetry
A
All I know is a door into the dark
2
Q
The poet/blacksmith has become a relic of time gone by, he is not as necessary as he once was
A
recalls a clatter of hoofs where traffic is flashing in rows
3
Q
Creativity is unpredictable
A
Unpredictable fantail of sparks
4
Q
Defiance - work must go on
A
grunts and goes in
5
Q
Creativity is hard work
A
- To beat real iron out, to work the bellows
- an altar/Where he expends himself in shape and music
6
Q
Simile comparing the anvil with myth and imagination
A
Horned as a unicorn
