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Imagery and Symbolism; Juxtaposition Symbols (3) Auditory (2) Synaesthetic (2); pictorial, kinaesthetic
Author: Rebecca DarmaninAnswer:
"I know I am pregnant, but I do not know my name" - 'pregant'; symbol for new life (her hope for a new life is marred by the inability to remember her identity) - the woman (both in the poem and in the sketch) stands as a symbol for fear and vulnerability - 'Baby'; symbol for new life - "Laughter fills the tunnel"; her indifference towards happiness - "Now they are singing"; jarring effect - "I was running with the rest through smoke. Thick, grey smoke"; heightened senses - "My hands mime the memory of knitting" (contrasts to her 'mind unravelling')
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