the furthest distance i've travelled - leontia flynn Flashcards
irregular to regular stanzas
full idea of identity
enjambment
journey of self discovery
distances which have been travelled
forced rhyme
false sense of realisation
‘like many folk, when i first saddled a rucksack’
common thing - ironic
informal tone
cowboy on a horse - unconventional traveller which is ironic
‘feeling it’s weight on my back’
burden of feeling like they have to travel/ don’t know who they are
gone for a while
dreams coming true
‘this is how to live’
declarative
this is the best way to live
doing the right thing - no question
‘on the beaten track’
off - where tourists don’t go
following the crowd
‘between krakow and zagreb’
poland - off grid
auschwitz - history
‘it came as clear as over a tannoy’
not that clear
not right
ironic
simile
‘restlessness in anonymity’
forced rhyme
believed it was best
have to do it in order to discover ourselves
energy in young people
‘threats of delirium’
not always good medical care
no medical supplies
scared to not discover herself
‘to this post office with a handful of bills’
boring, mundane life
‘during routine evictions, i discover alien pants, cinema stubs, the throwaway comment - on a post it - or a tiny stowaway pressed flower amid the bottom drawer’
not stable
natural rhyme
items with meaning - you can be anywhere
experience can change us
‘the furthest distances I’ve travelled
have been those between people. and what survives
of holidaying briefly in their lives.’
we find ourselves through people
temporary
headlines
we discover ourselves through people
we go to unnecessary measures to discover ourselves
people can change us
people often search for meaning where they began
temporary relationships are often the most profound
experience can change our outlook
responsibility follows you everywhere you go
finding yourself should come naturally
it is difficult to discover ourselves in solitude
the answer to who we are is right in front of us
