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      Metaphor: A metaphor is a figure of speech that makes a comparison between two, unlike things without using "like" or "as." For example: "if you had two tongues in your mouth". Repetition: Repetition is the deliberate use of the same words, phrases, or sounds to create emphasis or reinforce aRead more

     

    1. Metaphor: A metaphor is a figure of speech that makes a comparison between two, unlike things without using “like” or “as.” For example: “if you had two tongues in your mouth”.
    2. Repetition: Repetition is the deliberate use of the same words, phrases, or sounds to create emphasis or reinforce a particular idea. For example: “it grows back, a stump of a shoot / grows longer, grows moist, grows strong veins”.
    3. Imagery: Imagery refers to the use of vivid and descriptive language to create sensory experiences and mental pictures in the reader’s mind. For example: “it ties the other tongue in knots”.
    4. Symbolism: Symbolism is the use of symbols to represent abstract ideas or concepts. For example: “The bud opens, the bud opens in my mouth”.
    5. Enjambment: Enjambment is the continuation of a sentence or phrase across multiple lines, without a pause or punctuation at the end of each line. For example: “I thought I spit it out / but overnight while I dream”.

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    The poem by Sujata Bhatt explores what it's like to live abroad and feel cut off from the local culture. At the beginning of the poem, the poet laments the loss of her native tongue brought on by her current place of residence overseas. The poet believes that in order to feel like herself again, sheRead more

    The poem by Sujata Bhatt explores what it’s like to live abroad and feel cut off from the local culture. At the beginning of the poem, the poet laments the loss of her native tongue brought on by her current place of residence overseas. The poet believes that in order to feel like herself again, she has to regain an essential part of herself. The poem also discusses emigration and colonialism. The loss of a language can be compared to the loss of a cultural heritage of beliefs and values. Given that Bhatt is Asian, she may refer to the laws and language that colonial India imposed. The poem serves as an explanation and a mode of thought. The poet’s viewpoint has been altered by the poem’s conclusion. The original language is still present in subconscious dreams. In the next two stanzas, the imagery of “Your mother tongue would rot” is inverted, and the “bud” of the mother tongue reopens.

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      Sujata Bhatt's 'Search for My Tongue' is a powerful poem on identity that focuses on the speaker's difficulty with utilizing both her native and other languages at the same time. The speaker talks about losing her original tongue, which was a big part of who she was, and how challenging it was toRead more

      Sujata Bhatt’s ‘Search for My Tongue’ is a powerful poem on identity that focuses on the speaker’s difficulty with utilizing both her native and other languages at the same time. The speaker talks about losing her original tongue, which was a big part of who she was, and how challenging it was to speak both languages at once. The second verse is translated by the speaker, who claims that the Gujarati dream she had helped her reclaim her native speech, which ultimately developed enough strength to compete with the foreign dialect. In the poem’s final line, the speaker expresses her realization that she hasn’t actually lost her native tongue. Search for my Tongue Summary

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