Janice Miriktani poem, “Suicide Note” tells the story of an Asian- American college girl who commits suicide by jumping out of her dormitory window. The story describes the girl battling with herself and the imperfections she feels she has which she believe makes her not being good enough. Miriktani uses a great deal of figurative language to enlighten the central theme of the poem. Figurative language is describing one thing by comparing it to something else. There are a few ways to use figurative language such as with alliteration’s, similes, and metaphors. Miriktani uses a great deal of metaphors throughout the poem that sends the message to the reader. The following lines from the third stanza shows a great deal of the central theme, “Each