Kew Gardens Flashcards
1
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Author
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Virgina Woolf
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Connection
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Hills Like White Elephants
3
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Why this story?
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Contemplation, shallow dialogue, not fully present and conscious within conversation/moment
4
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Themes
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Garden therapy, nostalgia, empathy, transient + fleeting, nature’s visual beauty, connection between humanity and nature, societal gender roles, isolation, nature’s objectivity and lack of judgement, past memories, youth, alienation, self journey life and death
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Tone
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Fleeting, observant, curious, sensitive to environment changes
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Diction
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Shallow dialogue with deep thought fleeting, blends nature with individuals livesL
7
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Literary devices
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Imagery, symbolism, personification, synecdoche, simile
