Literature: Reading Between the Lines

Literature: Reading Between the Lines

Lesson 18 of 20

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Sound and sense

Literature: Reading Between the Lines: study the new material first, then practise.

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Sound and sense

Phrases you will hear

Read each line now while you can see it. The quiz hides the German.

  • Der Ton ist kühl, die Bilder sind warm.

    The tone is cool, the images are warm.

  • Was verschwiegen wird, zählt mit.

    What is left unsaid also counts.

  • Die Wiederholung von „noch“ macht die Zeit schwer.

    The repetition of “noch” makes time heavy.

  • Ich-Erzähler heißt nicht autobiografisch.

    First person does not mean autobiographical.