1. Rita Dove
In both these poems we have a mother or a mother figure trying to reach out to a daughter and to a child. ... In the beginning the mother sees that her daughter approaches looking different and the mother asks, "What's this?... We see where this poem mimics the story of Demeter and Persephone and where the mother knows that she can't save her daughter where Dove writes: She swallowed, sliced into a pear, Speared each tear-shaped lavaliere And popped the dripping mess into her pretty mouth. ... In the story of Demeter and Persephone, Persephone is kidnapped by Hades. ... We...
- Word Count: 1294
- Approx Pages: 5
- Grade Level: High School