Contemporary Poetry: Seamus Heaney’s “Digging” Answers

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What ideas or topics are typically associated with the word gun?

old age, nature, and farming

competition, hard work, and success

violence, strength, and conflict

What does the comparison of the writer’s pen to a gun suggest about the pen?

that the pen is a powerful weapon

that the pen is weak and unimportant

that the pen is an old and outdated tool

Which statement best describes the effect of the alliteration in the passage?

The repeated “gr” sounds in “gravelly ground” create a soft, soothing sound that highlights the beauty of nature.

The repeated “gr” sounds in “gravelly ground” emphasize the connection between the speaker and his father.

The repeated “gr” sounds in “gravelly ground” help the reader hear the rough, rasping sound of the digging.

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