literature: songs of ourselves Flashcards

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themes for rising five

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anticipation of boy to grow older
imagery of young boy
inability of humans to possess the current moment

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themes for not waving but drowning

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onlookers and lack of action taken
mental heath
vagueness

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themes for midterm break

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foreshadowing of death
the narrator’s pain
metaphorical language in last stanzas

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themes for marrysong

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unpredictability of relationship
writer’s perception of wife
time motif

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themes for caged bird

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description of free bird
description of caged bird
power of singing as artistic defiance.

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