The Way My Mother Speaks Flashcards
1
Q
Loss
A
“too blue swapped for a cool grey”
“I am homesick, free”
“in a green, erotic pond”
2
Q
Memory
A
“I am homesick, free”
“I say her phrases to myself in my head”
3
Q
Growing up / transition / change
A
“too blue swapped for a cool grey”
“browsing for the right sky”
4
Q
Relationships
A
“in love with the way my mother speaks”
5
Q
The senses
A
“I say her phrases to myself in my head”
“Nothing is silent. Nothing is not silent.”
6
Q
Contrast
A
“I am happy and sad”
“Nothing is silent. Nothing is not silent.”
“in a green, erotic pond”
“I am homesick, free”
“too blue swapped for a cool grey”
7
Q
Imagery
A
“under the shallows of my breath”
“too blue swapped for a cool grey”
8
Q
Character
A
“I am homesick, free”
“I am happy and sad”
