Poetry Antholgy Flashcards
(27 cards)
What language does the speaker speak with a delicate huskiness?
French
What does the room symbolize in the poem?
A diving bell in a harbor of porcelain waters
Who is Ma’am’selle Alexandra?
A character whose hair swayed through the nooks of the sea
What color is Ma’am’selle Alexandra’s hair compared to?
White as nets for my stumbling tongue
What does Ma’am’selle Alexandra make between her fingers?
A wand of chalk
What does she do when the blackboard shrieks?
Cried and stuck out her tongue at English
What does the speaker describe her mouth as?
Volatile nasals, like curtains under the sea
What did he do when it snowed?
He took a spade and tossed the snow to one side.
How did he care for his daughter at night?
He always tucked her up at night.
What did he do when his daughter lied?
He slippered her the one time that she lied.
How did he manage his wages?
He tipped up half his wage every week.
What did he do with the money he didn’t spend each week?
He saved it.
How did he show appreciation for his wife’s cooking?
He praised her for every meal she made.
What incident occurred when he laughed?
He punched her in the face.
What did he do for his mother?
He hired a private nurse for her.
How often did he take his mother to church?
He taxied her to church every Sunday.
What was his emotional reaction to his mother’s condition?
He blubbed when she went from bad to worse.
What did he do with his mother’s purse?
He lifted ten quid from her purse twice.
How did people rate him in retrospect?
Sometimes he did this, sometimes he did that.
Who is the author of ‘Kamikaze’?
Beatrice Garland
What did the father take with him on his journey?
A flask of water, a samurai sword, and enough fuel for a one-way journey into history.
What did the father see while flying?
Little fishing boats strung out like bunting on a green-blue translucent sea.
How did the shoals of fishes appear?
Flashing silver as their bellies swivelled towards the sun.
What did the father and his brothers build on the shore?
Cairns of pearl-grey pebbles.
