2.1. What, in stanza 1, suggests that trouble may lay ahead?
2.2. Explain what is meant by, "He had always taken funerals in his stride - ?
2.3. Identify an example of euphen-ism in the poem.
2.4. How is the father's behaviour contrasted with that of the baby?
2.5. Identify the sound device used in line 7.
2.6. Why does the speaker use the word "corpse"?
2.7. Identify an example of metaphor in the poem.
2.8. Explain the use of alliteration in the last line of the poem.
2.9. Explain the irony in the title of the poem.
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