Memorial

Question 1

The silence of her dying sounds through

Answer 1

• paradox
• shes silent forever
• her voice has been silenced
• the fact thats she gone is louder than any sound

Question 2

it’s a web//on which laughter stitches itself.

Answer 2

•laughter is artificial

• stitched on
• its unreal bc he’s so hurt he’s lost the joy of laughter

Question 3

She grieves for my grief.

Answer 3

•she’s dead (cant do anything)
•would upset her to see him so upset(even before her death worrying about him instead)
-generous & kind
-worrying about others rather than her own impending death

Question 4

the carousel of language

Answer 4

• carousels dont go anywhere •neither does our conversation it just goes round and round
• the death highlights how meaningless the small talk is
• carousels are fun & happy which provided a contrast for his grief & the sadness of the poem