Memorial Flashcards

1
Q

No sunrise…

A

No sunrise, no city square, no lurking beautiful mountain.

Building up to climax

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2
Q

No crocus…

A

No crocus is carved more gently

Word choice
Alliteration

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3
Q

Ever since…

A

Ever since she died

Past tense

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4
Q

Silence of…

A

Silence of her dying

Focus on sounds

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5
Q

Black words…

A

Black words that make the sound of soundlessness

Black words=Metaphor

Sound of soundlessness= oxymoron

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6
Q

Everywhere she…

A

Everywhere she dies. Everywhere I go she dies.

Short sentence
Present tense
Introduces theme

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