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Analysis Of Where I M From By George Lee Lyon

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In the poem, “Where i'm from” by George Ella Lyon writes about her family culture. She uses imagery to bring a sense of family, culture, and identity in the poem by using specific details about how she grew up. George Ella Lyon also uses words and phrases to help her imagery in the poem. The author brought a sense of family in the poem with her imagery. She uses sense of family. An example that shows sense of family in the poem is when the author mentions a branch from the family tree. “I'm from Artemus and Billie’s Branch…” (Lyon ℓ.18) it shows a branch of her family from her family tree. The culture is also shown in the poem. For example, the author describes the food she eats at home. “Fried corn and strong coffee.”(Lyon ℓ.19). It shows
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