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Contemporary Poetry: Seamus Heaney’s “Digging” — Quiz

Question 4 • English IV

Read the excerpt from "Digging." Till his straining rump among the flowerbeds Bends low, comes up twenty years away Stooping in rhythm through potato drills Where he was digging. Based on the word’s connotation, what does the speaker’s use of the word "straining” suggest?

Answer
A
that the father passed away 20 years ago
B
that the father finds the digging enjoyable
C
that the father is working very hard in the flowerbeds
D
that the work in the flowerbeds is quick and easy
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