Climbing My Grandfather Flashcards
1
Q
Time period
A
1958-2001
2
Q
What quote?
- feels comfortable and confident with grandfather
- element of risk
- climbing vocab shows reader that poem is going to be an extended metaphor of an imagined climb up a mountain
A
“I decide to do it free,without a rope or net”
3
Q
What quote?
•metaphor for trying to get to know his grandfather
A
“Trying to get a grip”
4
Q
What quote?
- detail that a child would notice from playing with his grandfather
- suggests he likes gardening which hints at connection with nature
A
“Earth stained hand”
5
Q
What quote?
- use of oxymoron creates a child like simile
- simple and contradictory
A
“Smooth and thick like warm ice”
6
Q
“Gasping for breath” shows what..?
A
Been making an effort to get to know his grandfather
7
Q
“Knowing” suggests what?
A
- compared to line 4 and line 10,this is definite
- emphasises how the narrator has gained knowledge.
- short line and enjambent prepares us for some kind of conclusion
