4 Matching Annotations
- Oct 2024
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kneeling before the closed door
domesticity
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And yet she had loved him--sometimes. Often she had not.
Was this feeling all grief, or was part of it relieved for herself? She seemed to not enjoy being around him like you would someone you would love. She was now free from someone she only loved sometimes. The idea of domesticity could play a huge role in this. No one knew what was happening in the privacy of her own home.
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storm of grief
Personification, her emotions and grief are dramatized, a storm is a strong force, the author is comparing her feelings to this
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There was something coming to her and she was waiting for it, fearfully. What was it? She did not know; it was too subtle and elusive to name. But she felt it
Personification of her feelings and thoughts as she processes his death. Was she waiting for guilt? Doubt? Was she just waiting for this to be a lie and for him to come back? Was she waiting to be okay with his death?
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