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At Dusk Natasha Trethway Summary

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In the poem “ At Dusk “ written by Natasha Trethway, the speaker's tone goes from Longing to expectant then hopeful. In the poem the speaker says this “ At first I think she is calling a child. “ The negative connotation of the phrase “ calling a child "shows a longing tone about the neighbor desperately calling her cat as if she was her own kid. This shows us that not only is she lonely but she is longing for her cat, the reason why she seems longing for her cat as she doesn't just call it by its name, but by high pitched wheeling and the words here here. We also know she has no one else because it is just her calling for her cat, or how she doesnt talk to anyone else . In the poem it reads “ Left me to imagine her in her house waiting, perhaps
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