Critical Reading 5&6 Flashcards
All TWMMS Quotes
“Restful shapes moving”
“Browsing for the right sky,”
“For miles I have been saying”
“The way I say things when I think.”
“Nothing is silent. Nothing is not silent.”
“I am happy and sad”
“The end of summer”
“A net in a green, erotic pond.”
“I am homesick, free, in love”
What phrase suggests the calming movement of the landscape from a train window?
“Restful shapes moving”
What image implies a search for belonging or the right place?
“Browsing for the right sky,”
How does the speaker describe repeating phrases to themselves?
“For miles I have been saying”
How does the speaker reflect on their inner voice and thought process?
“The way I say things when I think.”
What paradoxical phrase suggests that silence and presence coexist?
“Nothing is silent. Nothing is not silent.”
How does the speaker describe their mixed emotions?
“I am happy and sad”
What phrase signals the passage of time and transition? (TWMMS)
“The end of summer”
What metaphor suggests something delicate and beautiful, possibly tied to memory or love?
“A net in a green, erotic pond.”
How does the speaker sum up their conflicted emotions at the poem’s end? (TWMMS)
“I am homesick, free, in love”
