All Quotes Flashcards
(12 cards)
Too blue swapped tor a cool grey
Word choice- suggest a transition from the carefree days of childhood to less settled times. Also reflects her emotions from moving away as it’s ‘blue’ shows happy to ‘grey’ sad. suggest change.
under the shallows of my breath
Word choice- suggest she’s quietly breathing and shallow breathing is also a symptom of anxiety shows she’s anxious about the move.
restful shapes moving
Personification- paradox, The train makes moving restful The confusion echoes the confused feelings of the persona.
The day ard ever The day and ever
Sentence structure- repetition mimics the movement of the train,
the second time it says it -repetition again emphasises that the journey is still in progress.
The train this slow evening goes down England
Word choice- broad vowels slow reading down, echoing the slowness of the journey away from home.
What like Is it
Sentence structure, word choice- thin, sharp vowel contrast with broad vowels at the beginning of the stanza. conveys feeling of anxiety? Reflects the personas ambiguous feelings about leaving home, reassuring nature of her mother’s words which stay with her as she leaves home
Nothing is silent Nothing Is not silent
sentence structure, word choice- suggest striking use of contrast to suggest the constant nature of her thoughts about her mother’s words.
l am happy and sad
Word choice- uses contrast in a more confident and positive way. shows how she’s feeling different emotions about her move she’s happy to start her new life but also sad to leave her old one and her mum. And also shows how she is confused/uncertain about her situation.
Like a child who stood at The end of summer
Word choice- beginning of one life and end of another. nostalgia for the world of childhood but New World offers unplumbed depths of possibility to explore. The delight and innocence of childhood is ending
green erotic pond
Word choice- shows a connection to past memories
l am homesick, free, In love with the way my mother speaks
Sentence structure, word choice- nostalgia ready for her new life, leaving the old one behind but still a support to her. they feel free to follow their own path, sure that back ‘home’ the warmth, familiarity and love are still with them if they need it.
I say her phrases to myself in my head.
Word choice- suggest an internal debate or the speaker attempting to reassure herself, it also internalises the mothers words
