Under my window, a clean rasping sound when the spade sinks into gravelly ground: my father, digging. i look down –"digging,” seamus heaney which statement best explains the effect of the word clean in this passage? it shows that the speaker does not like farming because he dislikes getting dirty. it draws attention to the differences between the speaker and his father. it suggests that the speaker finds the sound of digging to be pleasant and wholesome. it emphasizes that the speaker has many chores to do around the farm.

Ineed . identify the item that shows sharp and vivid details rather than vague and general ones (put a or b for your answer.) a. nearly all people at times suffer from depression, which can be triggered by something as small as a c-minus on a quiz. they may become so depressed that they can’t even answer the phone or get out of bed. b. nearly all people feel sad at times and think things are hopeless. depressed by some event or circumstance, they may be unable to perform even the simplest activities they normally do every day.