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2a. The word "go" that is used in this poem could have the connotation of passing away, while her daughter is "arriving," which has the connotation of maturing. The mother also compares her dry skin to her daughters moist and smooth skin. "Dry" is most likely a reference to the mother aging, while the daughters "moist" skin is a reference to her youth and beauty. Since the mother is saying that as she is getting older and dying and her youth and beauty escapes her, it is placed in her daughter instead which deeply upsets the mother.

3a. While it could be slightly positive if taken out of context, the last sentence is resigned. The mother states the story of replacement is an old story on the planet, signifying that it has always happened
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