eavan boland quotes Flashcards
what quote shows the childs innocence in child of our time envoking a sense of guilt and shame upon readers
‘names for the animals you took to sleep’
what quote in child of our time shows that the nation should have been able to keep the child safe but instead brought its death
‘we who should have known how to instruct’
what quote in child of our time is very emotive and brings a sense of regret and grief upon readers after realising the child is now dead
‘and living learn must learn from you,dead’
what quote in child of our time contains a metaphor that represents the crime that killed the baby as a result of the people who should have been able to protect
‘child of our time our times have robbed your cradle’
what quote from the black lace fan highlights her parents differences and shows the contrast between them
‘she was always early he was late’
what quotes from the black lace fan about weather stir up a sense of disaster or trouble occurring in their relationship
‘she thought the distance smelled of rain and lightning’
‘the lace is overcast’
an airless dusk before thunder’
what quotes from the black lace fan provides us with an image of paris as she waits for him
‘she looked down the boulevard de capucines’
‘the streets were emptying’
what quotes from the black lace fan provides us with a distinct image of the fan
‘these are wild roses appliqueed on silk by hand’
‘stitched boldly,quickly’
what quotes from the black lace fan gives us the image of the blackbird
‘the blackbird on this first sultry morning’
‘full flirtatious span of it’
what quote from the shadow doll gives us a distinct image of the doll which displays how men see women
‘neatly sewn’
‘under glass under wraps it stays’
‘discreet about visits’
what quote from the shadow doll shows readers the doll reminded the bride of herself
‘she sees herself’
what quote from the shadow doll shows readers the state of panic the bride was in the night before her wedding as a result of the fear she has to commit
‘with the vows i kept repeating the night before’
what quote from the shadow doll containing repetition provides a suspenseful aspect to the poem by building up tension
‘pressing down the pressing down again and then locks’
what quote from the pomegranate shows the contrast between bolands daughters youth and her maturity
‘i carried her back past wasps and honey scented buddleias’
‘asleep beside her teen magazines her can of coke and her plate of uncut fruit’
which quotes from the pomegranate shows that boland uses winter to depict the time when her daughter grows up not needing her’
‘it is winter’
‘it is inescapable’
