A Child to his Sick Grandfather Flashcards
“I’m vexed to see you, dad”
Bailie uses emotive language, “vexed” to suggest that the speaker hardly recognises their grandfather, due to the illness which has grown so great that the grandfather has been both emotionally and physically changed.
“You used to smile and stroke my head,”
Bailie combines the past tense verb “used” with the semantics “smile” and “stroke” to emphasise that the speaker misses spending time with their grandfather and regrets that things aren’t what they used to be.
“I love my own old dad”
Bailie uses the possessive verb “own” to exemplify that although things are different to the past,, the speaker still cares greatly above their grandfather, emphasising the strength of family love and relationships.
“You love a story, dad?”
Bailies use of the question mark suggests that the grandfather is nearer to the end and it also implies that the speaker is lost without him, invoking a strong caring nature between the speaker and the fading grandfather.
