Summary Of The Century Quilt
Even after we are gone the memories never seem to fade away, they reside in our family and the things that surround them. In Wanieks’ poem “The Century Quilt” a family uses a century quilt to keep their memories together as generations pass; utilizing tone, imagery and dedication to convey a complex meaning of the speakers attributes to the century quilt.
In the poem “The Century Quilt’ the speaker develops a complex meaning through imagery when describing the colors, fabric and memories that have gone with the family for years.The speaker talks about a particular quilt that she remembered as a child. The many different fabrics and memories that reside in them are recalled as she reminisces about when she was little. Ther complexes the meaning
of the quilt as not just an ordinary blanket; but a handmade quilt that has passed through generations and holds stories from the past. The speaker goes on to describe the many fabrics of the quilt and where they came from. Sharing the memories of what she perceived was the dreams of their grandmother when she would sleep under the quilt.
A complex meaning is developed through tone in “The Century Quilt” when the speaker is sharing the memories of her grandmother's childhood. Memories that would seem to fade away reside in the century quilt for all the families generations to enjoy. Her family appears to come from different backgrounds, phrases “Yellow sisters”, and “white family”, help the reader to see that the quilt been handed down for generations. Also that there are different ethnic backgrounds that are embedded in the quilt. He describes the dreams of her grandmother when she was a little girl and the activities that their family participated in.
A dedication from the speaker of the poem bring reminessance to the reader of the siblings lives. In the title the author addresses that the poem is for a certain person.Through the poem multiple examples of imagery connect the thoughts of the speaker as they think about their past. The speaker gives dedication to a certain person and is telling the story to the person in order to remember their childhood. The poet paints a canvas of vast colors to the reader and to this particular person by describing the images that are flowing through their mind.
In conclusion, as years seem to fade away, the memory remains in our minds and the things that surround us. As the years seem to pass, in “The Century Quilt” Waniek uses dedication, imagery, and tone to convey the complex meaning of the speakers attributes to the quilt.
In the poem “The Century Quilt’ the speaker develops a complex meaning through imagery when describing the colors, fabric and memories that have gone with the family for years.The speaker talks about a particular quilt that she remembered as a child. The many different fabrics and memories that reside in them are recalled as she reminisces about when she was little. Ther complexes the meaning
of the quilt as not just an ordinary blanket; but a handmade quilt that has passed through generations and holds stories from the past. The speaker goes on to describe the many fabrics of the quilt and where they came from. Sharing the memories of what she perceived was the dreams of their grandmother when she would sleep under the quilt.
A complex meaning is developed through tone in “The Century Quilt” when the speaker is sharing the memories of her grandmother's childhood. Memories that would seem to fade away reside in the century quilt for all the families generations to enjoy. Her family appears to come from different backgrounds, phrases “Yellow sisters”, and “white family”, help the reader to see that the quilt been handed down for generations. Also that there are different ethnic backgrounds that are embedded in the quilt. He describes the dreams of her grandmother when she was a little girl and the activities that their family participated in.
A dedication from the speaker of the poem bring reminessance to the reader of the siblings lives. In the title the author addresses that the poem is for a certain person.Through the poem multiple examples of imagery connect the thoughts of the speaker as they think about their past. The speaker gives dedication to a certain person and is telling the story to the person in order to remember their childhood. The poet paints a canvas of vast colors to the reader and to this particular person by describing the images that are flowing through their mind.
In conclusion, as years seem to fade away, the memory remains in our minds and the things that surround us. As the years seem to pass, in “The Century Quilt” Waniek uses dedication, imagery, and tone to convey the complex meaning of the speakers attributes to the quilt.