Flashcards from 'Whilst Leila Sleeps'

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I am moving in the dead of night

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A key quotation from the poem "Whilst Leila Sleeps."

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My fingers tie knots like fish nets

Back

A simile used in the poem to describe tension or anxiety.

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Leila is a bundle in her car seat

Back

A metaphor describing Leila's presence in the poem.

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Maybe it is not innocence after all

Back

A line suggesting doubt or realization in the poem.

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My headlights are paranoiac eyes

Back

A personification used to convey fear or vigilance.

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My voice is a house with the roof blown off

Back

A metaphor indicating vulnerability or exposure.

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There is a need to worry

Back

An unusual phrase highlighting the seriousness of the situation.

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Mother and child

Back

A theme explored in the poem.

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Relationships

Back

A central theme in "Whilst Leila Sleeps."

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Identity

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A theme that is linked with other poems by Kay.