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Anonymous Posted 19 years ago

MARGARET ATWOOD POEMS

0Hey... I was wondering if anybody knows any margaret atwood poems...and if they can help me find out the meaning (significance) of her poems.02br
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"Night Poem" is consoling the child not to fear the darkness by using personification of the thunder (your father) and the rain ( your mother). She goes on to describe the wilderness of northern Quebec where she spent her childhood. The long birds that swim...

  • "Night Poem" is consoling the child not to fear the darkness by using personification of the thunder (your father) and the rain ( your mother).
  • She goes on to describe the wilderness of northern Quebec where she spent her childhood.
  • The long birds that swim...
  • referring to the Canada goose.
  • " Your shadow is not your shadow but your reflection" shows that there is a loss of identity; the reflection is not clear.
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"Night Poem" is consoling the child not to fear the darkness by using personification of the thunder (your father) and the rain ( your mother). She goes on to describe the wilderness of northern Quebec where she spent her childhood. The long birds that swim... referring to the Canada goose. " Your shadow is not your shadow but your reflection" shows that there is a loss of identity; the reflecti

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