Question

It saw with lucid eyes inhuman, divine

The tired man grew older, while his boy grew wise.
Some said, ‘So tragic,’ the son said, ‘Fate’
When the lightning left a char on the elder’s pate 15
And they both did loving before too late.
That hat...his special bequest.

30 POITNS!!! So he wore his farming father’s dingy hat every day,
Hoping it would make him like his only hero in that way.
So the hat went to school, 20
Then it kept him somewhat cool
As he worked the plow and mule
Like his fallen father had.

Use the strategy of context clues to determine the BEST definition for pate in line (15).

Answer 1

The best definition for 'pate' from the context of the poem is 'head or scalp,' as it suggests a part of the body that can be charred by lightning.

Step-by-step explanation:

The student has asked to determine the BEST definition for the word 'pate' in line 15 using context clues. Based on the context of the poem, where it mentions 'the lightning left a char on the elder’s pate,' 'pate' can be understood as another term for the head or scalp. The reference to lightning leaving a char indicates the physicality of the 'pate,' implying that it is a part of the body that can be marked or struck.

Answer 2

the definition o pate is a persons head