... is a place afterlife where the souls of those not saved reside because they can't reach heaven, but don't deserve hell, so "Limbo" as it's titled immediately implies a religious allusion or focus within the poem. As the poem moves on, the focus shifts from the mother and her infant more to the religion as well. The variety in the sentence ... of that town. With the second and third line, it is revealed that the fishermen have "Netted an infant last night/Along with the salmon" (2-3). There is a religious allusion as fish is a well-known symbol of Christianity, and by using the word "Alo...

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate