Revelation

Question 1

Female Experience

Answer 1

“pigtails thumping ”
“being shown the black bull”
“eggs and milk”

Question 2

Evocative use of setting

Answer 2

“threshold of the outside”
“his edges merging with the dark”

Question 3

Tone of anger/ sadness/bitterness

Answer 3

“being shown the black bull”
“They called him bob”

Question 4

mood of nostalgia

Answer 4

“i remember”

Question 5

The theme of female relationships

Answer 5

“being shown the black bull”
“Someone/held my hand”

Question 6

Theme of change

Answer 6

“eggs and milk”
“peer inside”
Experience:
“pigtails thumping”

Question 7

The theme of how experiences/memories inform our character.

Answer 7

“pigtails thumping on my back in fear”

Question 8

contrast

Answer 8

“black bull”
“eggs and milk”
“pigtails”
“oblivious hens”
“festive thinking”

Question 9

Symbolism

Answer 9

“pigtails thumping”
“black bull”
“eggs and milk”
“threshold”
“this antidote and antichrist”

Question 10

Imagery

Answer 10

“pigtails thumping”
“black bull”
“eggs and milk”
“threshold”
“This antidote and antichrist”
“edges merging with the darkness”
“nostrils gaped like wounds”
“harried nest”

Question 11

use of humor

Answer 11

“They called him bob”
“the faint and rather festive tinkling”