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What is the theme of the poem Root Cellar?

What is the theme of the poem Root Cellar?

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  1. The main theme behind the poem “Root Cellar” is hope. The poet advises the readers to live their life with hope and determination.By describing the plants hope in the cellar, he is motivating the readers to pass their days with such determination.

    Nothing would give up life:

    Even the dirt kept breathing a small breath.

    He says, that even the dirt is breathing with a determination. He says, even the plants inside the cellar are living their life without giving up. The speaker says there may be dark phases in one’s life, but one should not give up instead they should try to get light from all the ways possibile.

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