A Birthday Flashcards
(5 cards)
1
Q
A three word phrase which is repeated in the first stanza when describing how the speaker feels
A
“My heart is”
2
Q
The speaker rejoicing about somebody she cares for dearly returning
A
“my love is come to me”
3
Q
The speaker asking for a platform to be erected
A
“Raise me a dais”
4
Q
How the speaker wants the dais to be decorated in a way which indicates the person whose arrival she is preparing for is of great importance
A
“silk and down”
“hair and purple dyes”
“fluers-de-lys”
5
Q
The speaker describing how monumental this event is in their life
A
“the birthday of my life / Is come”
