Question

from the poem My father's handwhat usually goes dark in line 6?what do you think the speaker means when she says the world goes dark?how can the father mend the fuse

Answer 1

a) In the poem 'my father's hand' the thing that usually goes dark mentioned in line 6 is the world.

b) By the line 'the world goes dark', the speaker means that the electricity is off due to a fuse problem.

- So the lights are out and the surrounding area appears dark which is indicated as the world is dark by the speaker.

c) The father mends the fuse with his hands.

- He must have used torchlight to repair which is indicated from the poet's lines 'can make light swim'.

- When the father repairs the fuse the lights come back and the poet is able to see her mother nearby.

Hope this helps.