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Sestina
Elizabeth Bishop
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| "September rain ... the child" | September rain falls on the house. In the failing light, the old grandmother sits in the kitchen with the child |
| "Reading jokes ..." | Reading jokes from the almanac, laughing and talking to hide her tears |
| "Her equinotical ... almanac" | Her equinotical tears and the rain ... were both foretold by the almanac |
| "The child ... like mad" | The child is watching the tea kettles small hard tears dance like mad |
| "her teacup ... chilly" | Her teacup full of brown tears. She shivers and says she thinks the house feels chilly |
| "It was ..." | It was to be, says the Marvel Stove |
| "I know ..." | I know what I know, says the almanac |
| "the child ..." | The child draws another inscrutable house" |