The Way My Mother Speaks Flashcards

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1st paragraph - speakers feelings - “shallows of my breath”

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Metaphor - literally means lacking physical depth, suggests anxiety, nervousness, unconfident.

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1st paragraph - speakers feelings - “ever”

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Finality, irreversableness, difiniteness

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2nd paragraph - unsettling - “slow evening”

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Time is dragging, tedious, and feeling stuck

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2nd paragraph - unsettling - “What like is it”

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Repetition - saying the phrases in her head for comfort, clinging to the past

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3rd paragraph- childhood - “I am happy and sad”

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Paradox - mixed feelings of growing up, exited for future but clinging to the past

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3rd paragraph - childhood - “green”

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Naivety, innocence growing up uncertain and unsure

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End of poem - poets feelings

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.Misses home and her loved ones
.Taken control over her own life

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Change - “I am happy and sad”

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Paradox - mixed feelings about change, exited for future but still clinging to past.

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