Carol Quotes Flashcards
(37 cards)
Themes of valentine
Love, honesty, unconventional relationships
It is a moon…
Wrapped in brown paper
“It is a moon wrapped in brown paper.”
Metaphor- love isn’t flashy but has layers
It will blind you…
With tears like a lover.
“It will blind you with tears like a lover.”
Simile- love can be painful
It’s fierce kiss…
Will stay on your lips
“It’s fierce kiss will stay on your lips”
Sensory imagery- love leaves a mark
Mrs midas themes
Love, loss, consequence
He sat in that chair…
Like a king on a burnished throne.
“He sat in that chair like a king on a burnished throne.”
Simile- power and irony
The look on his face…
Was strange, wild, vain.
“The look on his face was strange, wild, vain.”
Triple - loss of sanity
“ I miss most, even now,…
His hands, his warm hands on my skin.
“I miss more, even now, his hands, his hands on my skin.”
Tender tone - longing
Originally themes
Identity, change, childhood
I lost a river, culture…
Speech, sense of first space
“I lost a river, culture, speech, sense of first space”
List- loss of identity
All childhood…
Is an emigration.
“All childhood is an emigration.”
Metaphor - growing up with constant change
“Your…
Accent wrong.”
“Your accent wrong.”
Short, sharp alienation
Mrs tilchers class themes
Childhood, innocence, growth
“The classroom glowed…
Like a sweet shop.”
“The classroom glowed like a sweet shop.”
Simile- warmth and excitement
