Poem at 39 Flashcards
What does the repetition of he taught me suggest
It shows how she admires him and sees him as a role model.
What does the reframe of how I miss my father suggest
It suggests she misses her father regularly.
What does the time marker now suggest
How she has become more like her father
What does the metaphor seasoning none of my life the same way twice suggest
She has a varied life in contrast to her dads as he had to work all of the time.
What does the use of listing cooking, writing, chopping wood suggest
She is a practical strong creative woman.
What does the simile he cooked like a person dancing suggest
Her dad is a skilled cook as well as being graceful and elegant.
What is the poem about
The poem explains how the poet misses her dead father and that he would be proud of her at the age of thirty nine.
