My grandpa is a mountain, brooding, looming, tall. i stand in his shadow, silent as a stone. rattling rusty paint cans, he gestures toward the shed. i gape. that sheds a squat grey mushroom, needing more that paint to fix 1 in the first stanza, what is one key detail about grandpa and one key detail about the speaker? 2 what clues do these details give you about the speaker's thoughts or feelings? 3 use the details to find the author's message, or theme. what is the theme of the poem?

As per the comparison with mountain the Grandpa is tall and always heading over the speaker , even though you may see the speaker not speak that much than also grandpa hovering over the speaker .

The Speaker is very much impressed by the appearance and attitude of the Grandpa  and thinking he will also be grown like him as strong as mountains .

The Motive of this story showing us as very grown old the skin and the appearance start changing and in the same way paint sheds.

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some of beowulf's most important traits as an epic hero include bravery, loyalty, honor, superhuman physical strength, and the willingness to risk his life for the greater good. these characteristics are exemplified in beowulf's epic deeds, including slaying grendel and grendel's mother.

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