MRS TILCHER Flashcards
“I stared …”
“I stared at my parents appalled”
LOSS OF INNOCENCE/ CHILDHOOD
HARSH REALITIES OF LIFE / GROWING UP
“Laugh …”
“Laugh of a bell” v “tangible alarm”
LOSS OF INNOCENCE / CHILDHOOD
“You ran …”
“You ran through the gate, impatient to be grown”
IDENTITY
LOSS OF INNOCENCE / CHILDHOOD
HARSH REALITIES OF LIFE / GROWING UP
“You asked …”
“You asked her how you were born and Miss Tilscher smiled and turned away”
IDENTITY
“the classroom …”
“the classroom glowed like a sweetshop”
VIVID IMAGE OF SETTING/ TIME AND PLACE (SCHOOL)
“Bradey and …”
“Bradey and Hindley faded like the faint uneasy smudge of a mistake”
VIVID IMAGE OF SETTING/ TIME AND PLACE (SCHOOL)
“Inky …”
“Inky tadpoles turn from commas to exclamation marks over the Easter term”
AUTOBIOGRAPHICAL / PERSONAL EXPERIENCE (SCHOOL & GROWING UP)
