Question

\"Clearances\". 1. Which of the following lines from the poem best reflects the connection shared by mother and son?. a. 'like soldier weeping off the soldering iron.'. b. ' cold comforts set between us, things to share'. c. ' i remembered her head bent towards my head'. d. 'her breath in mine, our fluent dipping knives.'.

Answer 1

The correct answer for this question is d. 'her breath in mine, our fluent dipping knives.'. Among the following lines from the poem, the line that best reflects the connection shared by mother and son is that 'her breath in mine, our fluent dipping knives.'.

Answer 2

Answer:

B. "Cold comforts set between us, things to share."

Explanation:

The correct answers, which is letter 'b', best describes their current emotional situation between son and mother, the 'clean water' for instance, represents something for them to be happy about, nevertheless, the "cold comforts" is a little reward for what they both suffer.  The first option, letter A, refers to the idea of him wishing for, 'soldering' literally means to join two pieces of metal together, so this allows to understand that this was not a connection, but a wish. As for the last two options, means that even at his mother’s death, the son keeps alive this special relationship in an ambiance  of sadness.