Walking Away Flashcards
1
Q
Important to speaker
A
“Eighteen years ago, almost to the day”
2
Q
Simile suggesting taken away from safety
A
“Like a satellite
Wrenched from its orbit, go drifting away”
3
Q
Adulthood is dangerous
A
“Into the wilderness”
4
Q
Regretful metaphor about speaker’s son parting
A
“Gnaws at my mind still”
5
Q
Referring to god giving up only son
A
“Saying what God alone could perfectly show”
6
Q
Speaker makes right decision
A
“Love is proved in the letting go”
