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wild grapes
TTEA flashcards on wild grapes
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| context of wild grapes | - Transience of life - The poet reflects on a time that is past. His perception of that time is full of beauty and futility and emotional turmoil. - In comparing the grapes to Isabella, , he questions the complexities of desire |
| morality; "the orchid tree" | Presents an embodiment of the human life and the consciousness of mortality to which it personifies - represents the passage of time and the foundation to the many concepts that explore mortality, encompassing decay, lifelessness and desolation |
| morality; “the old orchard, full of smoking air, full of sour march and broken boughs” | Uses an accumulation of age descriptions to convey the passages of time and deterioration of the desolate tree emphasis is added to the awakening reality that time has limitations, when at a phase of exhaustion, it is no longer capable of competency |
| morality; "“Or Hartigan's, long drowned in earth themselves” | This metaphor evokes in responders, the consciousness of death and eventuality of burial in their lives. ‘drowned’ conjures feelings of suffocation which has replaced the blooming sense of life that was once characterised by the orchard |
| wild grapes being paradoxical | - quotes are paradoxical as they mean absurd things but convey truth in accordance with morality - Individuals constantly affirm themselves with the notion that there are continuous opportunities of human experiences (false) |
| wild grapes; matching with Gulliver | Revelation that one’s mortality consists of the inevitability of trials and tribulations . This may contribute to the extent to which individuals are truly mortal, and how they live out their lives (continuous problems to face) |
| wild grapes; matching with out of time | Paradoxical nature of time and mortality ⇾ Time is of the essence, and is infinitely moving forward, which also acts as a key representation to mortality |
| wild grapes; matching with beach burial | Grief/mourning and mortality ⇾ Mortality is made aware, especially in the context of war and the difficulties human bring upon themselves by creating such chaos and casualties |