Poem: Digging

Question 1

In "Digging," the speaker's memories

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inspire him.

Question 2

In line 7 of "Digging," what is meant by "comes up twenty years away"?

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The speaker is carried 20 years into the past by the sight of his father.

Question 3

Literary Focus: Extended MetaphorThe questions below refer to the selection “Digging.”

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C

Question 4

In "Digging," the speaker implies that the occupation of his father and grandfather

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requires values similar to those required of his occupation.

Question 5

In "Digging," how does the speaker feel toward the example set by his father and grandfather?

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He feels that he would do well to follow their example.

Question 6

Literary Focus: Extended MetaphorThe questions below refer to the selection “Digging.”

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C

Question 7

In the first stanza of "Digging," the speaker views his pen as a symbol, or representative, of

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power.

Question 8

Literary Focus: Extended MetaphorThe questions below refer to the selection “Digging.”

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B

Poem: Digging Answers