Symbolism: poetry by Amanda Hamilton Flashcards
Why does Kya use poetry simply?
In poetry, Kya finds language for the emotions and experiences that are otherwise unsayable.
When does Kya quote poetry the most in the book? Give examples (2)
Throughout the novel, Kya quotes poetry in moments when she experiences profoundly beautiful or profoundly painful events, such as when she discovers Chase is engaged or when she is imprisoned for his murder.
What does poetry serve as to Kya?
Poetry serves as a way to navigate silence when everyday language fails her.
Kya is Amanda Hamilton, which was kept a secret for the entirety of the novel. What does this suggest about kya’s silent treatment of poetry?
She dies without anyone knowing that she writes and publishes poetry, that she is Amanda Hamilton, suggesting that for Kya, poetry is a secret language too.
To Kya, poetry is a secret language. Give examples of Kya in hiding that link to her hiding behind her pseudonym.
In the same way that she hid in the bushes to watch other girls have the kind of friendships she pined for, she also hid behind her pseudonym, telegraphing her longing out into the world, in secret and alone.
What does Kya confess to through poetry?
It is also through poetry that Kya obliquely confesses to Chase’s murder, and it is through poetry, then, that Tate is able to know her fully, that she stands bare to him, no longer hiding.
When Kya was hiding behind her pseudonym, what was she telegraphing out into the world?
she hid behind her pseudonym, telegraphing her longing out into the world, in secret and alone.
What does poetry allow Tate to understand?
it is through poetry, then, that Tate is able to know her fully, that she stands bare to him, no longer hiding.
