Motifs
A sentimental longing or wishing for the past
Nostalgia
All of stanza 3
Imagery
The loss of _____ and magic is a great ____ of life
The loss of innocence and magic is a great tragedy of life
Where did Billy earn his BA
Holy Cross
"To you, everything's funny
You have nothing to regret
I'd give all I have, honey
If you could stay like that"
Never Grow Up
Lack of guile or corruption - purity
Innocence
First two lines
Similie
The ____ of time is _____, but it never gets _____
The passing of time is inevitable, but never gets easier
How many terms did Billy serve as the US Poet Laureate
2!
"Still growing up
I would lay in my bed and dream about what I'd become
Couldn't wait to get older, couldn't wait to be some
Now that I'm here, wishing I was still young"
Good Old Days
Deep sorrow, especially that caused by someone's death
Grief
Last 3 lines of stanza 1
Metaphor
Living in the ____ makes you miss the _____ of the ____
Living in the past makes you miss the beauty of the present
What did Billy co-found in 1975
Mid-Atlantic Review
Sleep in our eyes, her and me at the breakfast table
Barely awake, I let precious go by
Then when she's gone, there's that odd melancholy feeling
And a sense of guild I can't deny"
Slipping Through My Fingers
having or showing a yearning desire
longing
Last 4 lines in stanza 2
Hyperbole
____ up exposes you to the ____ of the world
Growing up exposes you to the darkness of the world
Where did Billy earn his PhD and MA
UC Riverside
___, all my troubles seemed so far away
Now it looks as though they're here to stay
Oh I believe in ____
Suddenly, I'm not half the man I used to be
There's a shadow hanging over me
Yesterday