Do Abram’s examples of words as flesh, such as friends meeting again after months apart, prove his point?

The author creates many analogies and examples of language expressed through the body. Decide whether these examples help prove his point that language spoken through the body is more visceral and connected.

How has the other speaking world withdrawn from humans?

This question asks the reader to consider communities outside the human one. While humans have withdrawn from the other speaking worlds, consider the ways in which the speaking world has withdrawn from humans.

How does the fragment of Tomas Tranströmer’s poem at the beginning of Chapter 5 epitomize what Abram has been writing concerning nonhuman language?

Tranströmer’s poetic lines discuss speakers who come with words but no language. This question asks the readers to reflect on the ways modern language has become redundant.

In what ways does language have the power to stifle or enrich our spontaneity and sensuous connection with the earth?