Medusa Flashcards

(5 cards)

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quote and analysis 1:

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“which turned the hairs on my head to filthy snakes”
metaphor makes reference to the myth. w.c of filthy

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quote and analysis 2;

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“Are you terrified?”
rhetorical question, references myth but also that she has become unhinged/monstrous

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quote and analysis 3;

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“i glanced at a signing bird, a handful of dusty gravel spattered down.”
metaphor compares power from myth to the destructive sense. w.c of spattered

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quote and analysis 4;

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“with a shield for a heart”
metaphor, both similar shapes shield offers protection but she knows he will never be hurt like he hurt her

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quote and analysis 5:

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“your girls, your girls”
repetition suggests he was with many other women during there relationship

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