Sestina Flashcards
1
Q
Sestina words
A
House
Grandmother
Child
Stove
Almanac
Tears
2
Q
Pathetic fallacy
A
“September rain falls in the house”
“in the falling light”
3
Q
Contrast
A
Reading jokes from the almanac, laughing and talking to hide her tears
4
Q
Rain
A
“September rain falls on the house”
“the rain that beats on the roof of the house”
5
Q
Personification
A
“the iron kettle sings on the stove”
“the way the rain must dance on the house”
“the almanac hovers half opej
