Poetry- Praise Songs for My Mother
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- Praise Song for my Mother
- Structure
- There is no punctuation at the end
- this suggests how their love is ongoing and the fact that their story will continue past this poem
- 14 lines- sonnet
- This shows the love between a mother and daughter and how that bond can never be broken.
- Refrain
- "you" this suggests the importance of her mother, and shows how she was always there.
- Could also suggest that she was the only person there because its only "you"
- There is no punctuation at the end
- Past Tense
- Shows how important her mother has been the whole way through her life
- "Go to your wide futures, you said" the past is a contrast to the future showing that her mother has been and will be there throughout every phase of her life
- Natural Imagery
- Shows how her mother was essential for her survival in life "water to me"
- Personification, emphasizes the personal nature of their love and bond.
- "Fathoming"
- to solve or understand a difficlut problem, shows she finally understands and appreciates everything her mother has done for her
- Structure
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