Ode To Dirt Annotated

The poem Ode to Dirt has a lot of figurative language. It makes the poem so complex and draws the reader in. It helps the reader understand the change in point of view the author has on dirt. He starts by being indifferent to realizing how important it is and to admiring it. He uses a personification for the dirt and a lot of metaphors to compare it. The author uses a lot of personification towards the dirt. In the beginning they say “ Dear Dirt” they are directing the poem to the dirt making it seem as if the dirt could read it. They then apologize to the dirt by saying “ I am sorry I slighted you.” The word slighted means to disrespect by not treating or speaking to it with attention or respect. They make the dirt be a person characteristic by using it as saying the dirt

They show that they did not care about the dirt by saying “I thought that you were only the background for the leading characters.” He says this as saying that they never viewed the dirt as importante and more something that was just there. Then the author uses personification again when they are saying the change of point of view. They say “Subtle various sensitives' ' . Those are all description words for people. So it's the use of personification to describe the dirt. And in the next paragraph we see the author recognize that he has never honored the dirt. They say “ I have never honored you as a living equal.” They use personification to say how they never honored the dirt. And saying they are equals. The view changes to realizing that the dirt is important and an equal. In the final change of point of view the author again uses personification. They write “O dirt, help us find a way to serve your life, you who has brought us forth, and fed us, and who at the