33 Matching Annotations
  1. Dec 2021
    1. f you've played Red, Yellow, Blue or Black, you know how this works. Every level is a new puzzle. Can you turn them all pink?

      loved the original games and am eager to check this one out

    1. you. I call for youcultivation of strength to heal and enhance

      these words are contradictory to the earlier sentence of the being's dark, cold, heat. perhaps showing that he could be asking a favor to heal from a malevolent being.

    2. in the vertigo cold.in the hot paralysis.

      a drastic contradiction between his requests. he wants both temperatures that are such polar opposites and of such extremities that they could physically hurt you.

    3. I call for you cultivation of strength in the dark.Dark gardeningin the vertigo cold.

      he is referring to someone as you. as if he is talking to us or some unknown entity. although this is just the beginning of the short poem it already delivers a darker mood.

    1. 'Cause, darling, I'm a nightmare dressed like a daydream

      the writer uses this line to highlight how every relationship will have its ups and downs and sometimes will have more downs then up. a double entendre.

    2. Wait, the worst is yet to come, oh, no

      the writer knows that she is not perfect and begins to highlight what every relationship will come with. the madness and sin she mentions earlier.

    3. They'll tell you I'm insane'Cause you know I love the players

      showing the writers experience with relationships like this. although she knows that it is likely to end poorly. she still comes back time and time again.

    4. It'll leave you breathlessOr with a nasty scar

      again going back to how this relationship between to risky players can always end up positively or negative. leaving a person a shock in how good it was or scarred in an emotional sense.

    5. You can tell me when it's over, mmhIf the high was worth the pain

      she aquatints love in these sentences to a drug. that there would be a good high feeling only for there to be pain at the end. this could symbolize any relationship with the good moments being the high and the bad being the pain.

    6. I can make the bad guys good for a weekend

      its interesting how she believes she would be the ones to even them out when earlier she states that she can give them madness and sin. implying that the writer is the one with the bad nature.

    7. I'm dying to see how this one endsGrab your passport and my hand

      the writer seemingly knows that this is going to end badly but still wants to go on with it. like playing a game.

    8. Nice to meet you, where you been?

      these statements are contradictory. the beginning implying that this is there first time meeting while the next line suggests otherwise.

    1. trying to catch sight of a high, gliding dribble and a man    letting the play develop in front

      quite the opposite effect is shown here where the main character is shown in a much more favorable light, especially compared to his opponent.

    2. explodes past them    in a fury, taking the ball into the air by himself now and laying it gently 

      strong contrasts between the words exploded and gently. showing the precision and grace that the main character possessing,making him a good player.

    3. both forwards racing down the court the way that forwards should, fanning out and filling the lanes in tandem, moving    together as brothers passing the ball

      the abundance of commas here make it almost feel like a run on sentence. we read it fast which goes with the fast paced movement of the main character

    4. and commits to the wrong man

      shows how the main character was viewed not highly among his opponents, deeming him not a challenge and they go to guard another player. the main character is an underdog in this story.

    5. and swiveling back to see an orange blur    floating perfectly through the net

      the ball hanged no longer thanks to the main character, they have scored a point.

    6. for the game he loved like a country

      patriotism is something that the author and the main character must have viewed highly . drawing parallels to loving the country and to loving the game. showing how high;y both must be deemed to them