Critical Reading 1&2 Flashcards
What is the setting described in the text?
A dark room where he is finally alone.
How are his rolls of film described?
Spools of suffering.
What is the role he takes on in the first paragraph?
A priest preparing to intone a Mass.
What color is the only light in the room?
Red.
What is notable about the fields mentioned?
They don’t explode beneath the feet of running children.
How did his hands seem in the past?
They did not tremble then, though seem to now.
What happens to the stranger’s features?
They faintly start to twist before his eyes.
What does he seek without words?
Approval to do what someone must.
What is depicted in the phrase ‘A hundred agonies in black and white’?
The pain and suffering captured in stark imagery.
What reaction do readers have?
Reader’s eyeballs prick with tears.
What is the context of the phrase ‘between the bath and pre-lunch beers’?
It suggests a mundane routine or transition.
What does he do while staring?
He stares impassively at where he earns his living and they do not care.
War Photographer Quotes
dark room he is finally alone
spools of suffering
The only light is red
he a priest preparing to intone a Mass.
which did not tremble then
though seem to now
fields which don’t explode beneath the feet
of running children
he sought approval
without words to do what someone must
stranger’s features
faintly start to twist before his eyes
A hundred agonies in black and white
reader’s eyeballs prick
with tears
between the bath and pre-lunch beers
he stares impassively at where he earns his living and they do not care
Valentine Quotes
“Not a red rose or a satin heart”
“Moon wrapped in brown paper.”
“Like the careful undressing of love”
“It will blind you with tears”
“A wobbling photo of grief.”
“I am trying to be truthful.”
“Not a cute card or a kissogram.”
“I give you an onion.”
“Fierce kiss will stay on your lips”
“for as long as we are”
“Its platinum loops shrink to a wedding ring,”
“Take it.”
What does the speaker initially state the onion is not?
Not a red rose or a satin heart
How does the speaker describe the appearance of the onion when it is given as a gift?
Moon wrapped in brown paper.
What simile does the speaker use to compare peeling the onion to love?
Like the careful undressing of love.
How does the speaker warn that love can cause pain?
It will blind you with tears.
How does the speaker describe the emotional impact of love’s sorrow?
A wobbling photo of grief.
What does the speaker say to emphasize their honesty?
I am trying to be truthful.
What conventional romantic gifts does the speaker reject?
Not a cute card or a kissogram.
What unusual gift does the speaker insist on giving?
I give you an onion.
How does the speaker describe the lasting impact of a passionate relationship?
Fierce kiss will stay on your lips for as long as we are.
How does the speaker suggest that love and marriage can become restrictive?
Its platinum loops shrink to a wedding ring.
