The Furthest Distances I've Travelled

Question 1

Like many folk, when I first saddled my rucksack

Answer 1

refers to travelling/ aging as an universal experience

Question 2

feeling its weight on my back…my spine curved under it like a meridian

Answer 2

parenthesis - intrusion of older voice of concerns for pain

Question 3

Yes. This is how to live.

Answer 3

frequent caesura and shorter sentences associated with younger voice depicts excitement

Question 4

sherpa pass, between Krakow and Zagreb,

Answer 4

listing of exotic locations emph the freedom and excitement associated with travelling in youth

Question 5

It came clear as over a tannoy/ was some kind of destiny

Answer 5

metaphor represents the certainty of travels’ excitement - travelling is profound and destiny like

Question 6

• the threats of delirium and baldness-

Answer 6

intrusion of older voice’s concerns

Question 7

not to a western union wiring money with six words of lithuanian, but to the post office with a handful of bills or a giro

Answer 7

constant contrast between old and youthful experiences

older voice has longer lines and no punctuation - reflects a sense of monotony and seriousness

Question 8

I am less likely to be catching a greyhound from a Madison to Milwaukee than to be doing some overdue laundry

Answer 8

lack of understanding for travel and aging

Question 9

alien pants, cinema stubs…or a tiny stowaway

Answer 9

collection of memorable objects depict the nostalgia and meaningful importance of travelling

Question 10

that the furthest distances I’ve travelled have been those between people

Answer 10

emph idea of people over places- more significant