Jesse Simpson10/6/2017AP Lit & CompPage 1 of 1Module Three Lesson Two Assignment: Poetry EssayIn the passage, “The Century Quilt”, by author Marilyn Nelson Waniek arrays practice of flourishing complex meanings through literary techniques essentially symbolism, author’s tone, and metaphors. Waniek employs symbolism through the sister’s quilt, the author’s mitigating tone throughout the passage and the metaphors availed to actualize direct comparisons toward the succoring tone visualized by the author.The first way the author establishes these complex meanings is through the praxis of symbolism throughout the beginning of the passage. Waniek fosters this symbolism through the sister’s newfound quilt which represents the comfort
Jesse Simpson10/6/2017AP Lit & CompPage 1 of 1Module Three Lesson Two Assignment: Poetry EssayIn the passage, “The Century Quilt”, by author Marilyn Nelson Waniek arrays practice of flourishing complex meanings through literary techniques essentially symbolism, author’s tone, and metaphors. Waniek employs symbolism through the sister’s quilt, the author’s mitigating tone throughout the passage and the metaphors availed to actualize direct comparisons toward the succoring tone visualized by the author.The first way the author establishes these complex meanings is through the praxis of symbolism throughout the beginning of the passage. Waniek fosters this symbolism through the sister’s newfound quilt which represents the comfort