4 Matching Annotations
  1. Nov 2022
    1. Say it, say it

      Just what is the narrator commanding be said? There must be something besides just "Amen" (and the Arabic word I tried translating but couldn't properly copy & paste...)

    2. May they sell yams and yogurts to each other at a conscionable profitMay they learn each other’s tongue and put words into each other’s mouth

      Ferrets: These lines highlight the idea of HYBRIDITY, which is the mixing of different cultures (often due to imperialist events). The yams and yogurts come from one culture, but the conscionable profit (referencing capitalism) comes from another. The second line references multilingualism (with the metaphor of putting words into someone's mouth).

  2. Oct 2022
    1. revelation

      observation: likely a reference to the book of Revelations in the Bible, which details the Second Coming of the Lord, but also with a double meaning to the traditional definition of revelation---that being, a surprising and previously unknown fact