The main theme for the poem "Workday" was that although we do not think about the pain and troubles in other places as we do our daily routine, they are still happening and are very real, even if we don't realize it. One poetic device that the author uses is voice. He displays his emotions through his words; she seems to be expressing sadness about the troubles in the world. She also uses language and style to display her sadness and almost disappointment at what is going on in the world and also around her. Lastly she uses allegory by telling of her sisters in prison almost as a picture of pain and anguish in every person's life.
The main theme for "Did I Miss Anything?" is that this question is not a serious question, but rather rhetorical, and therefore cannot be answered seriously, but rather sarcastically. The author uses hyperbole many times by over exaggerating what happened the previous day, whether it was angels coming down or two gigantic exams that he would fail that counted for 90% of his grade. He also partly uses dramatic irony in that the character may think that what the teacher is saying is true, whereas we know that the answers are all very sarcastic. Lastly he uses voice, again displaying the extreme sarcasm in his answers about what did or didn't happen.
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ReplyDeleteRelating to the poem "Workday" by Linda Hogan.
ReplyDeleteI think the author's sadness and sorrow definitely came through with this poem. The way she describes the children without food, sisters chained to the prison beds, and the men of the Native American culture portrays the theme of the poem well.