Question

"Clearances"
1. Which of the following lines from the poem best reflects the connection shared by mother and son?
a. 'like soldier weeping off the soldering iron.'
b. ' cold comforts set between us, things to share'
c. ' i remembered her head bent towards my head'
d. 'her breath in mine, our fluent dipping knives.'

Answer 1

Read the following lines from "Clearance"

"So while the parish priest at her bedside went hammer and tongs at the prayers for the dying"

The poet used the phrase "went hammer and tongs" most likely to imply that

a. he is beating his bible while reading to the mother
b. he is speaking the words loudly and with great forcefulness.
c. the son does not agree with the priests religious views of death
d. the mother is slipping away and takes comfort in prayers from her family.

Answer 2

1.d

Answer 3

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Answer 4

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Answer 5

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Answer 6

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Answer 7

Need answer to number 2