In “A Pact”, pay attention to the following tropes: “as a grown child/Who has had a pig-headed father”, “the new wood”, “one sap and one root”, “commerce”. How can you interpret them?

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Asked by tingali on 5/4/2015 8:34 PM

Last updated by jill d #170087 on 5/4/2015 8:54 PM

Answered by jill d #170087 on 5/4/2015 8:54 PM

This is covered in full in Gradesaver's summary and analysis for the poem. I have provided the direct link below.