The way my mother speaks Flashcards
“The way MY MOTHER speaks.”
Technique: Word Choice
Comforting figure who represents love, Close relationship
“I say her phrases to myself.”
First person narration, makes it personal and shows her actions
“In my head.”
Technique: Word Choice
It’s a private experience
“Shallows of my breath.”
Technique: Metaphor
Connotations of anxiety, longs to here a familiar voice.
“Restful shapes moving.”
Technique: Paradox Confusion
This echos the speakers feelings
“The day and ever, the day and ever,
Technique: Repetition
Mimics the movement of the train. Emphasises loss and how long the negative feelings will last
“The train this slow evening.”
Broad vowels slow it down like the train journey
“Browsing for the right sky.”
Technique: Word Choice
“Browsing.” Connotations for searching. “Right sky.” Suggests there’s a place their looking for that suits them.
“Too blue swapped for a cool grey.”
Technique: Word Choice
“Blue” connotations of the sun which leads to warmth, “cool grey” suggests misery and coldness
“For miles”
Emphasises the distance traveled
“What like is it.”
Technique: Repetition
Colloquial language
“Nothing is silent, nothing is silent.”
Technique: Technique
Repetition of nothing suggest negative connotations, loss, histaricy and confusion
“I am happy and sad like a child.”
Technique: Word Choice/simile
More confident about the future.
Simile: Compares the speaker to a child
”End of summer”
Technique: Metaphor
Symbolises a time of change, growing up and moving up.
“Dipped”
Technique: Word Choice
Suggests tentative, cautious approach
