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1. What does the choice of the word 'brief' (l.1) imply about the child's character?
2. To what sense does the word 'howl' (l.2) apply? What image does it bring to mind? 3. Explain the term 'three-year-old frustration. 4. Quote the lines that highlight how heavily the child was crying. 5. What does the word 'angling' (l.6) imply about the child's actions? 6. Identify the literary device in line 7. 7. How does the child view the father? Quote two words to substantiate your answer. 8. Identify the literary device used in stanza 2. What purpose does this literary device serve? 9. What does the use of the word 'scald' (l.15) imply. 10. What does the father wish to do? 11. Explain the final line of the poem. |
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Contributor: Leisa Samuels-Thomas
