Summary Of Kindling By Marilyn Dumont

The poem “Kindling’ by Marilyn Dumont, is packed full of imagery and figures of speech, that together shock the reader. Within the poem there are many figures of speech that also double as forms of imagery. Metaphors such as “ her “i’s” and “t’s” were left broken twigs” and “ her letters were crippled, blunt-fisted” were used to appeal to our physical senses. Furthermore, we also find a lot of personification like “ her “m’s” tried to claw their way out” and “ her “o’s” collapsed in on themselves exhausted.” Similes were another figure of speech used in the poem. A few examples found were, “ cramped like fingers holding onto something too long” as well as “ her sentences veered off the page like a drunk.” All of the above examples intertwine