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Beauty & Appeal To The Senses

In the poem there is

appeal to sight and

taste....

Beauty & Appeal To The Senses

Appeal To Sight & Taste

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Although the speaker admires the clothes it causes her

pain, physically and emotionally

She feels rejected. It draws blood from her and causes her pain. The speaker feels that she doesn't

have the right to wear the clothes“ I can never be as lovely as

those clothes”

The clothes

suffocate her and

cause her harm

and discomfort

THE SPEAKER HAS SELF DOUBT

The speaker never see a full image of her self in the mirrors. She sees a broken image.

^ this quote suggests that the journey was traumatic and caused the family a lot of pain. The “prickly heat” may suggest that the baby got a heat rash.

Distance & Longing

Distance & Isolation