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    Simile - simile is used when the poet compares one thing with another directly by using words “like” and “as”. In this poem, the poet uses a simile when she says the orchids “full blown/ like polished poems”. Metaphor - metaphor is used when a poet indirectly compares two things without using the woRead more

    1. Simile – simile is used when the poet compares one thing with another directly by using words “like” and “as”. In this poem, the poet uses a simile when she says the orchids “full blown/ like polished poems”.
    2. Metaphor – metaphor is used when a poet indirectly compares two things without using the words “like” and “as”. In the poem the poet compares the speaker’s life with the things in the boxes and the uniqueness of the orchids to “peculiar poetry”.

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    The poem revolves around the theme of perseverance and survival. The flowers that were left discarded due to the indifference of the poet persona survive it. And even manage to form new buds. The new buds also symbolize the new chapter in the perosna’s life. This unique quality of the flowers manageRead more

    The poem revolves around the theme of perseverance and survival. The flowers that were left discarded due to the indifference of the poet persona survive it. And even manage to form new buds. The new buds also symbolize the new chapter in the perosna’s life. This unique quality of the flowers manages to change the persona’s perspective on things, where earlier she was indifferent to all the things around her, but the end of the poem she starts to care for, or at least gain curiosity about the “spray of orchids”.

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    The theme of the poem is survival and death. The woman is moving to a new place and has finished packing, the only thing remaining is the dead orchids. These were given by someone not very special and thus hold no value to the woman. She is almost bored with them. The poem talks about how life goesRead more

    The theme of the poem is survival and death. The woman is moving to a new place and has finished packing, the only thing remaining is the dead orchids. These were given by someone not very special and thus hold no value to the woman. She is almost bored with them. The poem talks about how life goes on.

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