Bishop- The Prodigal Flashcards
1
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Opening line Bishops pulls us into narrative
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‘The brown enormous odor he lived by’
2
Q
Bishop’s struggle with addiction represented here
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‘He hid the pints behind a two-by-four’
3
Q
The Prodigal meets a turning g point and decides to return home
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‘But it took him a long time to make up his mind to go home’
4
Q
Off-putting descriptions and graphic images
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‘A cheerful stare - even to the sow who always ate her young’
5
Q
Biblical references throughout the poem
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‘Safe and companionable as in the Ark’
6
Q
When the Prodigal sees beauty he thinks he can…
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‘Endure his exile another year or more’
