Seamus Heaney: "A Constable Calls" Flashcards
___ at the window-sill,
His bicycle stood at the window-sill,
His bicycle ___ the window-sill,
His bicycle stood at the window-sill,
His bicycle stood ___,
His bicycle stood at the window-sill,
___ of a mud-splasher skirting the front mudguard,
The rubber cowl of a mud-splasher skirting the front mudguard
The rubber cowl ___ skirting the front mudguard
The rubber cowl of a mud-splasher skirting the front mudguard
The rubber cowl of a mud-splasher ___ the front mudguard
The rubber cowl of a mud-splasher skirting the front mudguard
The rubber cowl of a mud-splasher skirting ___
The rubber cowl of a mud-splasher skirting the front mudguard
___ handlegrips heating in sunlight
Its fat black handlegrips heating in sunlight
Its fat black ___heating in sunlight
Its fat black handlegrips heating in sunlight
Its fat black handlegrips ___
Its fat black handlegrips heating in sunlight
Quote the first stanza.
His bicycle stood at the window-sill,
The rubber cowl of a mud-splasher
Skirting the front mudguard,
Its fat black handlegrips
___ of the dynamo gleaming and cocked back
The spud’ of the dynamo gleaming and cocked back
The spud’ ___ gleaming and cocked back
The spud’ of the dynamo gleaming and cocked back
The spud’ of the dynamo ___ cocked back
The spud’ of the dynamo gleaming and cocked back
The spud’ of the dynamo gleaming and ____
The spud’ of the dynamo gleaming and cocked back
___ hanging relieved of the boot of the law.
The pedal treads hanging relieved of the boot of the law.
The pedal treads ___ of the boot of the law.
The pedal treads hanging relieved of the boot of the law.
The pedal treads hanging relieved ___.
The pedal treads hanging relieved of the boot of the law.
Quote the second stanza.
Heating in sunlight, the spud’
Of the dynamo gleaming and cocked back
The pedal treads hanging relieved
Of the boot of the law
___ was upside down on the floor, next his chair .
His cap was upside down on the floor, next his chair .
His cap ___ on the floor, next his chair .
His cap was upside down on the floor, next his chair .
His cap was upside down ___, next his chair .
His cap was upside down on the floor, next his chair .
His cap was upside down on the floor, ___ .
His cap was upside down on the floor, next his chair .
___ of its pressure ran like a bevel in his slightly sweating hair.
The line of its pressure ran like a bevel in his slightly sweating hair.
The line ___ ran like a bevel in his slightly sweating hair.
The line of its pressure ran like a bevel in his slightly sweating hair.
The line of its pressure ___ in his slightly sweating hair.
The line of its pressure ran like a bevel in his slightly sweating hair.
The line of its pressure ran like a bevel ___.
The line of its pressure ran like a bevel in his slightly sweating hair.
The line of its pressure ran like a bevel in his slightly ___.
The line of its pressure ran like a bevel in his slightly sweating hair.
Quote the third stanza.
His cap was upside down
On the floor, next his chair .
The line of its pressure ran like a bevel
In his slightly sweating hair.
___ unstrapped the heavy ledger,
He had unstrapped the heavy ledger,
He had ___ the heavy ledger,
He had unstrapped the heavy ledger,
He had unstrapped ___,
He had unstrapped the heavy ledger,
___ was making tillage returns in acres, roods, and perches, arithmetic and fear.
And my father was making tillage returns in acres, roods, and perches, arithmetic and fear.
And my father ___ in acres, roods, and perches, arithmetic and fear.
And my father was making tillage returns in acres, roods, and perches, arithmetic and fear.
And my father was making tillage returns in ___, ___, and ___, arithmetic and fear.
And my father was making tillage returns in acres, roods, and perches, arithmetic and fear.
And my father was making tillage returns in acres, roods, and perches, ____.
And my father was making tillage returns in acres, roods, and perches, arithmetic and fear.
Quote the fourth stanza.
He had unstrapped
The heavy ledger, and my father
Was making tillage returns
In acres, roods, and perches.
___ at the polished holster with its buttoned flap
I sat staring at the polished holster with its buttoned flap
I sat staring ___ with its buttoned flap
I sat staring at the polished holster with its buttoned flap
I sat staring at the polished holster ___
I sat staring at the polished holster with its buttoned flap
I sat staring at the polished holster with its ___ flap
I sat staring at the polished holster with its buttoned flap
___ looped into the revolver butt.
The braid cord looped into the revolver butt.
The braid cord ___ the revolver butt.
The braid cord looped into the revolver butt.
The braid cord looped into ___.
The braid cord looped into the revolver butt.
Quote the fifth stanza.
Arithmetic and fear.
I sat staring at the polished holster
With its buttoned flap, the braid cord
Looped into the revolver butt
‘___? Mangolds? Marrowstems? Anything like that?’
‘Any other root crops? Mangolds? Marrowstems? Anything like that?’
‘Any other root crops? ___? Marrowstems? Anything like that?’
‘Any other root crops? Mangolds? Marrowstems? Anything like that?’
‘Any other root crops? Mangolds? ___? Anything like that?’
‘Any other root crops? Mangolds? Marrowstems? Anything like that?’
‘Any other root crops? Mangolds? Marrowstems? ___?’
‘Any other root crops? Mangolds? Marrowstems? Anything like that?’
‘___.’ But was there not a line of turnips where the seed ran out in the potato field?
‘No.’ But was there not a line of turnips where the seed ran out in the potato field?
‘No.’ ___ a line of turnips where the seed ran out in the potato field?
‘No.’ But was there not a line of turnips where the seed ran out in the potato field?
‘No.’ But was there not ___ where the seed ran out in the potato field?
‘No.’ But was there not a line of turnips where the seed ran out in the potato field?’No.’ But was there not a line of turnips where the seed ran out in the potato field?
‘No.’ But was there not a line of turnips ___ in the potato field?
‘No.’ But was there not a line of turnips where the seed ran out in the potato field?
‘No.’ But was there not a line of turnips where the seed ran out ___?
‘No.’ But was there not a line of turnips where the seed ran out in the potato field?
Quote the sixth stanza
‘Any other root crops?
Mangolds? Marrowstems? Anything like that?’
‘No.’ But was there not a line
Of turnips where the seed ran out
___ small guilts and sat imagining the black hole in the barracks.
I assumed small guilts and sat imagining the black hole in the barracks.
I assumed ___ and sat imagining the black hole in the barracks.
I assumed small guilts and sat imagining the black hole in the barracks.
I assumed small guilts ___ the black hole in the barracks.
I assumed small guilts and sat imagining the black hole in the barracks.
I assumed small guilts and sat imagining ____.
I assumed small guilts and sat imagining the black hole in the barracks.
___, shifted the baton-case further round on his belt,
He stood up, shifted the baton-case further round on his belt,
He stood up, ___ further round on his belt,
He stood up, shifted the baton-case further round on his belt,
He stood up, shifted the baton-case ___,
He stood up, shifted the baton-case further round on his belt,
Quote the seventh stanza
In the potato field? I assumed
Small guilts and sat
Imagining the black hole in the barracks.
He stood up, shifted the baton-case
___ doomsday book, fitted his cap back with two hands and looked at me as he said goodbye
Closed the doomsday book, fitted his cap back with two hands and looked at me as he said goodbye
Closed the ___, fitted his cap back with two hands and looked at me as he said goodbye
Closed the doomsday book, fitted his cap back with two hands and looked at me as he said goodbye
Closed the doomsday book, ___ with two hands and looked at me as he said goodbye
Closed the doomsday book, fitted his cap back with two hands and looked at me as he said goodbye
Closed the doomsday book, fitted his cap back ___ and looked at me as he said goodbye
Closed the doomsday book, fitted his cap back with two hands and looked at me as he said goodbye
Closed the doomsday book, fitted his cap back with two hands ___ as he said goodbye
Closed the doomsday book, fitted his cap back with two hands and looked at me as he said goodbye
Closed the doomsday book, fitted his cap back with two hands and looked at me ___
Closed the doomsday book, fitted his cap back with two hands and looked at me as he said goodbye
Quote the eight stanza
Further round on his belt,
Closed the doomsday book,
Fitted his cap back with two hands
And looked at me as he said goodbye
___ bobbed in the window
A shadow bobbed in the window
A shadow ___ in the window
A shadow bobbed in the window
A shadow bobbed ____
A shadow bobbed in the window
___ the carrier spring over the ledger
He was snapping the carrier spring over the ledger
He was snapping ___ over the ledger
He was snapping the carrier spring over the ledger
He was snapping the carrier spring ___
He was snapping the carrier spring over the ledger
___ pushed off and the bicycle ticked, ticked, ticked.
His boot pushed off and the bicycle ticked, ticked, ticked.
His boot ___ and the bicycle ticked, ticked, ticked.
His boot pushed off and the bicycle ticked, ticked, ticked.
His boot pushed off ___ ticked, ticked, ticked.
His boot pushed off and the bicycle ticked, ticked, ticked.
His boot pushed off and the bicycle ___, ___, ___.
His boot pushed off and the bicycle ticked, ticked, ticked.
Quote the ninth stanza.
A shadow bobbed in the window.
He was snapping the carrier spring
Over the ledger. His boot pushed off
And the bicycle ticked, ticked, ticked.
Quote the first three stanzas
His bicycle stood at the window-sill,
The rubber cowl of a mud-splasher
Skirting the front mudguard,
Its fat black handlegrips
Heating in sunlight, the spud’
Of the dynamo gleaming and cocked back
The pedal treads hanging relieved
Of the boot of the law
His cap was upside down
On the floor, next his chair .
The line of its pressure ran like a bevel
In his slightly sweating hair.
Quote the fourth, fifth and sixth stanzas.
He had unstrapped
The heavy ledger, and my father
Was making tillage returns
In acres, roods, and perches.
Arithmetic and fear.
I sat staring at the polished holster
With its buttoned flap, the braid cord
Looped into the revolver butt
‘Any other root crops?
Mangolds? Marrowstems? Anything like that?’
‘No.’ But was there not a line
Of turnips where the seed ran out
Quote the final three stanzas.
In the potato field? I assumed
Small guilts and sat
Imagining the black hole in the barracks.
He stood up, shifted the baton-case
Further round on his belt,
Closed the doomsday book,
Fitted his cap back with two hands
And looked at me as he said goodbye
A shadow bobbed in the window.
He was snapping the carrier spring
Over the ledger. His boot pushed off
And the bicycle ticked, ticked, ticked.
