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Meantolearn Posted 17 years ago
Vocabulary
Sound of silence 4
"Fools," said I, "you do not know
Silence like a cancer grows
Hear my words that I might teach you
Take my arms that I might reach you"
But my words like silent raindrops fell
And echoed in the wells of silence
Can you explain the underlined verses?
Thanks
Silence like a cancer grows
Hear my words that I might teach you
Take my arms that I might reach you"
But my words like silent raindrops fell
And echoed in the wells of silence
Can you explain the underlined verses?
Thanks
Top answer
Well at first it strike me thet every line begins with a capital letter. So by that logic I take it to mean 'Fools! '
- Well at first it strike me thet every line begins with a capital letter.
- So by that logic I take it to mean 'Fools!
- '
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Well at first it strike me thet every line begins with a capital letter.
So by that logic I take it to mean 'Fools! You have no idea that the silence
is getting bigger with the speed of a disease.'
So by that logic I take it to mean 'Fools! You have no idea that the silence
is getting bigger with the speed of a disease.'
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Confusions remain.
I'm not so sure I understand the interpretations of the person made."There is a cancer of silence which represents a widespread lack of meaning, in music namely." (ref: sound of silence 1)
How do the interpretations that the person made explain the verse, "fools, you don't know silence like a cancer grows"? Why is the silence so powerful if a cancer can destr
I'm not so sure I understand the interpretations of the person made."There is a cancer of silence which represents a widespread lack of meaning, in music namely." (ref: sound of silence 1)
How do the interpretations that the person made explain the verse, "fools, you don't know silence like a cancer grows"? Why is the silence so powerful if a cancer can destr
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