GRAND CANYON - Ani DiFranco
GRAND CANYON - Ani DiFranco The poet feels a sense of gratitude and respect for certain ancestors who enabled her to have the rights that she enjoys as an American. This is revealed for example in the lines (stanzas one and five), "I am indebted joyfully to all the people throughout its history who have fought the government to make right", and "...came through hell and high water so that we could stand here." At the same time, this demonstrates that she is troubled and disappointed in those ancestors who made it such a struggle for the rights of the people.The "raging river of tears" represents the struggle that the poet's ancestors endured to arrive at the point that she enjoys today. The figure of spee
She sees this period of war, as a negative period of difficulty, struggle and disappointment. Light indicates the goodness and the freedoms that she enjoys. She values the history, her ancestors' struggles, the rights and freedoms, the will and strength of Americans to fight and bounce back from tragedy, war, revolution, etc. These appeal to the readers' senses of smell, sight and touch and the views that many readers will recall from the television coverage of this sad event in U. The historical event she discusses is the 9-11 tragedy. The simile is "bearing witness like a woman bears a child". She recalls the "burning smell", the "smoldering wreckage" and "red white and blue flashing lights", and finally, the "hand you can trust laid steady on your chest". history, after 9-11, at the time of writing this poem. The "grand canyon of light" represents the rights that she enjoys and treasures in America. She believes in protecting and achieving those rights and freedoms for everyone in the world.
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