“Charles” are very different. Some of the literary techniques that were used were irony,

characterization. Although the literary techniques are different the themes are strikingly similar.

The theme of the story and the poem is, parents worrying about their children. The theme also

expresses that parents tend to have trouble letting go of their child’s childhood.

In “First Lesson”, metaphors and similes are used to express the theme of the poem.

“They are dragon-seekers, bent on impossible rescues”, this quote is a metaphor because it is

comparing two dissimilar things, fathers and dragon-seekers. The quote says that fathers are bent

on looking out for problems that might cross the path of their daughters, therefore, they are

worried for them. “Like your first shoes with heels on, like your first bicycle, it took such months

to get.”, this quote is a simile because it is comparing two dissimilar things, fathers getting used

is that the parents do not want their children’s mind’s adulterated by actions of others or people.

fathers embody the things that it lists and it says that for all of them. All in all, the literary

‘Yes’, I said, laughing ‘you must have your hands full in the kindergarten with Charles.’

‘Charles?’ she said ‘We don’t have any Charles in the kindergarten’ ”

not expected. Unlike the imagery quote, this quote does not explain the theme of the story, but it

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