"You Have Two Voices" Jigsaw Round 1 by Sarah Ong https://padlet.com/sarahong0601/9zda8uxltwzml8kb en-us 2024-03-19 06:32:50 UTC 2024-04-03 12:45:16 UTC hello@padlet.com Guiding questions (diction): sarahong0601 https://padlet.com/sarahong0601/9zda8uxltwzml8kb/wish/2940189939

  • Why does the speaker describe the addressee as having “two voices” (instead of, for example, “two languages”)? You may consider what the various definitions of “voice” (look it up!)? 

  • Why does the speaker describe the other language as a “stranger’s voice”? What does “stranger” mean, and what is significant about the use of the word “stranger” in this case?

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  • What is the metaphor that extends through most of Stanza 2? 

  • What does this comparison reveal about the addressee's speech and behaviour?  

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  • What do the water-related similes in Stanza 1 convey about the way the addressee is speaking?  

  • What does “the words pour out like music” convey about the way the addressee is behaving?

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  • What are “birds” symbols of? Why might the poet have evoked birds when describing the way the addressee’s “hands” move? 

  • What could the “flame” be symbolic of? Why might the addressee’s face be “glowing like a flame”?

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