She rises like dragonsmoke to my nostrils.
the fire has come so close to him
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She burns like oil on water.She burns like a cattail torchdipped in gasoline.She glows like the fat tipof a banker's cigar,
the author compares the girl burning in different ways so that a variety of people can understand how much pain she was in and what the experience was like.
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We stand with our handshanging at our sides,while she burns
everything must've happened so quickly so they were probably still in shock of what was happening
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A skirt of flamesdances around her
the flames are circling and surrounding her
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she burns like a piece of paper.
the author is comparing the girl to a piece of paper, saying that she is delicate and fragile, he is also probably saying that she is gone forever now since once paper is burned, it can never be brought back to its original state
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belongs to a girl still burninginside my head.
he probably experienced a traumatic event during the Vietnam war that is related to this burning girl that he is talking about
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The cry I bring down from the hills
his cry is loud enough that it can be heard from far away
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"You and I Are Disappearing"
why are they disappearing? what reason could it be?
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Take me homeJust take me homeYeah just take me home, oh
something bad must've happened that she wanted to go back home and maybe end it
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You've got that long hair slick back, white t-shirtAnd I got that good girl faith and a tight little skirt
describing what they like about each other, mostly about their physical appearances
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You've got that long hair slick back, white t-shirtAnd I got that good girl faith and a tight little skirt
Describing what they like about each other
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And when we go crashing down, we come back every time
they have an on and off relationship, they always come back to each other
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You got that James Dean daydream look in your eyeAnd I got that red lip, classic thing that you like
they both know what they like about each other and why they are together
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It's been a while since I have even heard from you
they haven't been in contact for a while
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Long drive, could end in burning flames or paradise
the 'long drive' could be a metaphor and symbolism to their relationship, it could end horribly, like 'burning flames', or it could end nicely and peacefully, like a 'paradise'
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And I should just tell you to leave 'cause IKnow exactly where it leads but I
she already knows that this relationship is bound to fail and tells him to leave before it happens
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I call for youcultivation of strength to heal and enhance
she calls for the prisoners to have create the strength to overcome what has happened and heal and recover their lives
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in the many many mornings-after;
the author repeats the word 'many' putting emphasis on the line that they want the prisoners to live many days after
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wolves and coyotes
wolves and coyotes are considered rivals of each other so what could the author mean by using these words?
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particular silences.
what particular silence is the author talking about?
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Where it is dry.Where it is dry.
the author repeats this line twice, putting emphasis on the lines, meaning it is important
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Dark gardeningin the vertigo cold.in the hot paralysis.
the speaker is probably describing what the prisoners are feeling and how it feels to be in the prison
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I call for you cultivation of strength in the dark.
she is telling the prisoners to call for strength
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To Prisoners
this is who the author is addressing to, kind of like in a letter format
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Say you'll remember me standing in a nice dressStaring at the sunset, babeRed lips and rosy cheeksSay you'll see me againEven if it's just pretend Say you'll remember me standing in a nice dressStaring at the sunset, babeRed lips and rosy cheeksSay you'll see me again
she wants him to remember fondly with memories of them together, something that goes beyond physical love and attraction
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Wildest Dreams
wildest dreams, meaning that a dream that is so unlikely to happen, how could this relate to the song?
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You'll see me in hindsightTangled up with you all night
she wants him to long for her and him remembering their days together
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He said, "Let's get out of this townDrive out of the city, away from the crowds"
Maybe he says this as a vacation in mind and for them to be alone together?
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I can see the end as it beginsMy one condition is Say you'll remember me standing in a nice dressStaring at the sunset, babeRed lips and rosy cheeksSay you'll see me again
once the relationship ends, her one condition for him is to remember her in a positive light and in a nice way
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Someday when you leave me
Tayler uses the word 'when' instead of if, implying that she knows the relationship will end one day
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'Cause, darling, I'm a nightmare dressed like a daydream
she is wearing a mask
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Stolen kisses, pretty lies
a paradox, usually the word 'stolen' and 'lies' have negative connotations and 'kisses' and 'pretty' have positive connotations
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But I've got a blank space, babyAnd I'll write your name
the title of the song, because of her long list of past relationships, she prepared herself to have a blank space ready to write the name of the man that she was in a relationship with
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I'm dying to see how this one ends
she already believes that the relationship will end even when it hasn't even started yet
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I can make the bad guys good for a weekend
she is saying that she could change him
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We'll take this way too farIt'll leave you breathlessOr with a nasty scar
saying that a relationship with her will be damaging and lead to negative results, a toxic one
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Got a long list of ex-lovers
saying that she has many past relationships
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I can read you like a magazine
a simile, comparing the man to a magazine, like a magazine, he is only entertainment and is superficial
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Love's a game, wanna play?
a metaphor, believes that love is like a game
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"Oh, my God, look at that faceYou look like my next mistake
she is judging by appearance, she already believes that the relationship will be a mistake and won't work out
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I could show you incredible thingsMagic, madness, heaven, sin
saying that the relationship will have ups and downs and would be like a rollercoaster of emotions
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Nice to meet you, where you been?
a paradox, why would a person ask where have you been if you've never met them before?
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That had I Ballet knowledge—Would put itself abroadIn Pirouette to blanch a Troupe—Or lay a Prima, mad,
she believes that if she knew how to ballet, she would be so good that she would make a prima mad
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No Man instructed me—But oftentimes, among my mind,A Glee possesseth me,
even though she does not have the experience or was taught how to ballet, she believes that she would still enjoy it
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No Man instructed me—
she was never taught how to ballet
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I mention—easy—Here—Nor any Placard boast me—It's full as Opera—
She believes that although no placard as advertise her, her performance would be so good that her audience would still be as large as a full opera house.
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Nor hopped to Audiences—like Birds,
a simile, comparing ballerinas to birds
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A Glee possesseth me,
she was motivated and wanted to dance
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moving together as brothers passing the ball between them without a dribble,
the author uses 'moving together as brothers' show how well they are working together as a team, as if they are in synch
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for the game he loved like a country
this simile shows how much the speaker loves the sport of basketball
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guard finally lunges out and commits to the wrong man
the guard calls out a foul
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orange blur
the whole game is going by so fast that everything is a blur right now
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floating perfectly through the net.
the author uses the words 'floating perfectly' to describe how satisfying it was for the ball to go in
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our gangly starting center
describing the starting center tall, thin, but also awkward in movement
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power-forward explodes past them in a fury
he uses words like 'explode' and 'in a fury' to exaggerate and create more suspense in the reader
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gathering the orange leather from the air
why does the author use the words orange leather rather than the word basketball?
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in slow motion, almost exactly
this is the shift in the poem where the speaker goes into detail and begins to describe everything that is happening in the game
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from the air like a cherished possession
a simile, the speaker saying the ball is like a cherished possession, saying it is very valuable to him
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A hook shot kisses the rim and
he uses the word 'kisses' to show how close the ball was hanging to the rim
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Dennis Turner, 1946-1984
this is the person Edward Hirsch is dedicating this poem for
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