Good Friday Flashcards
1
Q
“three o’ clock”
A
Realistic detail. Places the reader
in the poem.
2
Q
“wee drink”
A
Glaswegian dialect adds to the
realism of the poem and also emphasizes how much he’s
had to drink
3
Q
“I don’t know what today’s in aid of”
A
Unsure of what Good Friday is
for. The joy of the celebration is
more important than knowing
what it’s about
4
Q
“you’re an educatit man”
A
Difference in class between the speaker and the man. Use of dialect word ‘educatit’ reveals man’s working
class roots
5
Q
“into the sun”
A
The poem ends in a positive tone.
Man moves on to somewhere
hopeful
