poetry - tissue Flashcards

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“Fine slips from grocery shop…
Might fly our lives like paper kites.” - what is the meaning of the quote (power meaning and technique)

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Money (paper) governs and control humans (living tissue)

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“Fine slips from grocery shop…
Might fly our lives like paper kites.” - what is the meaning of the quote (conflict meaning and technique)

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Which is most valuable - paper tissue or living tissue?

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“Fine slips from grocery shop…
Might fly our lives like paper kites.” - what is the meaning of the quote (language meaning and technique)

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Simile representing how money and politics (wind) control us.

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“Fine slips from grocery shop…
Might fly our lives like paper kites.” - what is the meaning of the quote (structure meaning and technique)

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Lack of rhyme/rhythm mirrors fluttering of paper?

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