Eden Rock Flashcards

All 9 cards in this deck

Who wrote ‘Eden Rock’?

Charles Causley (1917–2003), a Cornish poet.

What happened to Charles Causley’s father?

He died in 1924, from the effects of the First World War, when Causley was a child.

Who is waiting for the speaker in ‘Eden Rock’?

His parents, young again, having a picnic.

In ‘Eden Rock’, what are the father’s age and his dog’s name?

The father is 25; his terrier is Jack.

How old is the mother in ‘Eden Rock’?

23.

What separates the speaker from his parents in ‘Eden Rock’?

A stream: they beckon to him from the other bank.

What is the stream in ‘Eden Rock’ usually read as?

The boundary between life and death.

What does the speaker hear his parents call in ‘Eden Rock’?

“Crossing is not as hard as you might think.”

What is the one-line final stanza of ‘Eden Rock’?

“I had not thought that it would be like this.”