After The Disaster By Abigail Deutsch Analysis

In the poem "After the Disaster" by Abigail Deutsch she expresses the thought that things could be worse in someoneone's life and that many different things may come up and impact your life. I believe the primary feeling of the poem would be a little depressed and sad just based off of what all she talks about along the story and by the words she uses to describe this "disaster." But throughout the poem the author, Deutsch, uses sound, symbolism, and metaphors to convey the idea that many different things can have a huge impact on your life.

Deutsch uses sound in her poem to give off a weird but helpful technique to her poem. Using sound in her story makes you feel as if you were there along with the character of the poem, it just gives you the feel that you know what she's talking about. In her poem she says, "The car door opened with a shudder." As you, the reader, know how a car door sounds when it opens, you could imagine a car door
The author says, "Hair that looked to be all feathers and a half-moon smile." The author doesn't exactly mean that the girl has feathers for her, just that her hair is light and not much to it. Just implying that her hair is very easy and simple to manage but odd at the same time. Also in that line the author talks about "a half-moon smile." Not that the girl has half of the moon on her face but that she gave a smile that was small but bright. Something that could make anyone feel better by seeing it when they do. Most likely the "half-moon smile," was a sign of reassurance.

Again, throughout the poem "After the Disaster" Deutsch uses sound, symbolism, and metaphors to convey the idea that many different things can have a huge impact on your life. No matter the timing and what else is going on, many things may come up and happen to break your life up a little at times. Doesn't mean you won't get through them, just means you have to be strong enough to take it all in and accept it as you