infirmary; nurse's office
ringing
cradle; baby carriage
to restrict the flow of blood from a wound
white flowers often associated with purity
bright-red flower
tacky; showy
The Question and Answer section for Mid-Term Break is a great resource to ask questions, find answers, and discuss the novel.
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I was embarrassed because the old men who'd come over to the house kept standing up to shake my hand.
I think the child learns a few things. He discovers the impermanence of life: his young brother tragically killed by a car. He also discovers how mourning is handled in different ways. Heaney’s poem is a portrait of the reality that there is no “...
