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The central idea of this poem is identity. Every line of the poem reasserts the kinship and possessiveness she has over her land, the claim she has over it. Where I'm From Summary
The central idea of this poem is identity. Every line of the poem reasserts the kinship and possessiveness she has over her land, the claim she has over it.
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This poem is divided into 3 stanzas. Each stanza is of varying length, the first consisting of 9 lines, the second 8, and the third 12. Written in free verse, it does not follow a rhyme scheme. Where I'm From Summary
This poem is divided into 3 stanzas. Each stanza is of varying length, the first consisting of 9 lines, the second 8, and the third 12. Written in free verse, it does not follow a rhyme scheme.
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The theme of this poem is childhood. Every line infuses nostalgia and the child-like qualities the poet possessed in her youth. The central idea of this poem is identity. The state, the food there, and the rivers there all assert the identity of the poet, and the claim she has over her land, servingRead more
The theme of this poem is childhood. Every line infuses nostalgia and the child-like qualities the poet possessed in her youth. The central idea of this poem is identity. The state, the food there, and the rivers there all assert the identity of the poet, and the claim she has over her land, serving to be another major theme in the poem.
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This poem has a myriad of poetic devices, some of which are as follows: Anaphora: The phrase ‘I am from’ serves as the anaphora repeated at the beginning of the lines in the poem. Alliteration: One example would be ‘clothespins,/ from Clorox and carbon-tetrachloride’. Metaphor: The poet refers to heRead more
This poem has a myriad of poetic devices, some of which are as follows:
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