Lament

Question 1

“nest of sickness”

Answer 1

this metaphor describes how the loving place of a nest could be turned into something of sickness which could also be seen as a oxymoron. It shows how fragile these animals are at such a young age that they were easily killed by the oil

Question 1

“nest of sickness”

Answer 1

this metaphor describes how the loving place of a nest could be turned into something of sickness which could also be seen as a oxymoron. It shows how fragile these animals are at such a young age that they were easily killed by the oil

Question 2

“nest of sickness”

Answer 2

This metaphor/oxymoron describes how the safe home of a nest was seen as a disease showing how fragile the animals actually are and that we should be a careful whenever we fight each other as there are innocent bystanders.

Question 3

“burnt earth”

Answer 3

this metaphor describes the extent of the damage that flames from the oil has caused. This shows how large of a scale this problem is.

Question 4

“stink of anger”

Answer 4

this metaphor describes how the dead bodies of all of the animals have left a scent of hatred that they wanted to show the humans as a result of their anger because they have been killed for no reason.