Bloom (Scottish Highers English): Flashcards
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Central paradox in 'Bloom'
Central paradox in 'Bloom'
Baby ordinary yet contains entire universe to speaker
Number of lines in 'Bloom'
Number of lines in 'Bloom'
17 lines in 6 stanzas (5 with 3 lines, 1 with 2)
Key technique creating fluidity in 'Bloom'
Key technique creating fluidity in 'Bloom'
Enjambment
Opening line of 'Bloom'
Opening line of 'Bloom'
You are nothing more than yourself
Phrase marking volta in 'Bloom'
Phrase marking volta in 'Bloom'
And yet, and yet
Final line of 'Bloom'
Final line of 'Bloom'
Holding you, I hold the world/ wishing it for ever safe
Narrative perspective in 'Bloom'
Narrative perspective in 'Bloom'
Second person ('you') throughout
Baby compared to in stanza 2 of 'Bloom'
Baby compared to in stanza 2 of 'Bloom'
Small natural elements (leaf, snail, mollusc, sea creature)
How love transforms speaker in 'Bloom'
How love transforms speaker in 'Bloom'
Expands connection to world; baby becomes whole world to them
What 'not a message' denies in 'Bloom'
What 'not a message' denies in 'Bloom'
Baby being sign from higher power