tracy k smith joy Flashcards
1
Q
the roles of tracy and her mother are reversed
A
“you ask me to prepare you a simple meal”
2
Q
imagery of tracys mothers childhood room as she played with her sisters
A
“they made the room dark and covered you with a quilt”
3
Q
leaves the ending of the poem on a cliffhanger
A
“what do you believe in?”
4
Q
personification of her mothers body
A
“but the body is cautious”
5
Q
imagery of tracys mothers childhood
A
“you are nine years old playing hospital with your sisters”
6
Q
contrast with her mothers simple childhood
A
“soon there will be a traffic of transparent tubes”
