Digging (AQA A-Level English Literature A): Flashcards
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Year 'Digging' published & collection name
Year 'Digging' published & collection name
1966, 'Death of a Naturalist'
Opening simile in 'Digging': pen compared to...
Opening simile in 'Digging': pen compared to...
Gun ('snug as a gun')
Three symbolic tools in 'Digging'
Three symbolic tools in 'Digging'
Spade, pen, gun
Years into past: flashback in 'Digging'
Years into past: flashback in 'Digging'
Twenty years
Form of 'Digging'
Form of 'Digging'
Free verse with varied line lengths
Final line of 'Digging'
Final line of 'Digging'
I'll dig with it
Number of stanzas in 'Digging'
Number of stanzas in 'Digging'
Eight
Years before The Troubles: 'Digging' published
Years before The Troubles: 'Digging' published
Two years (1966; Troubles 1968)
Location: grandfather cut turf in 'Digging'
Location: grandfather cut turf in 'Digging'
Toner's bog
Structure: opening & closing lines in 'Digging'
Structure: opening & closing lines in 'Digging'
Circular structure (returns to opening)