Poetry Quotations Flashcards

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Repetition of a word that shows unify in SS

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“Vee share”

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An unusual simile from SS

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“Like we rowing through putney”

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3
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Repetition of a word from SS that suggests he is proud of her

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“My bride”

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A metaphor from SS to describe his wife as dangerous and cute

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“Tiny eyes ov a gun/ And di tummy of a teddy”

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Lively language from SS to show his wife swears

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“She effing at my mum”

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Personification of weather from WS

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“The clouds had given their all”

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Personification of earth’s desperation from WS

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“The waterlogged earth/ Gulping for breath”

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Metaphor from WS that show the couple keep things hidden from each other

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“Icebergs of white feather”

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Simile from WS that shows its been a tough time in their relationship

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“Like boats righting in rough water”

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A metaphor from WS to show that reflects that their relationship will have these qualities

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“Porcelain over the stilling water”

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3 quotes from BYWM that is a reminder of the distance in time

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“I am ten years away”
“Im not here yet”
“The decade ahead”

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Repetition of a word from BYWM which empathises the energetic qualities the mum had

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“And”

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Quote to show that the narrator was a demanding baby fromBYWM

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“‘My loud, possessive yell”

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Quote to show that she compares her mum like Marilyn Monroe BYWM

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“Your polka-dot dress blows round your legs. Marilyn”

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15
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repetition of the title from BYWM

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“Before you were mine”

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16
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Simile from BYWM to show that her imagination is so vivid

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“Clear as scent”

17
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Metaphor from MAD that creates an image of open space

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“The acres of walls, the prairies of the floors”

18
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2 one worded sentences from MAD

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“Anchor.kite”

19
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Space metaphor from MAD

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“I space walk through the empty bedrooms”

20
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Bird imagery and alliteration from MAD

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“To fall or fly”