esercizio 8 - capitolo 12 - culture and competences

Risposte

• 1. the speaker in the poem is expressing deep grief and mourning.
  2. the speaker wants to silence various aspects of life, including clocks, telephones, dogs, and pianos, to create an atmosphere of mourning and respect for a loss.
  3. the poem suggests that someone significant has died.
  4. the speaker wants mourners and a coffin to come in.
  5. the speaker wants planes to write the message "he is dead" in the sky.
  6. the speaker wants traffic policemen to wear black cotton gloves.
  7. the speaker thought that love would last forever but realizes he was wrong, possibly because of the death of a loved one.
  8. the speaker wants to put out the stars, pack up the moon, and dismantle the sun. this reflects the depth of the speaker's grief, suggesting a desire to erase the celestial elements associated with the passage of time and the beauty of the world due to the profound loss.