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Summary Of Remember By Joy Harjo

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Name: Sandra Achaia
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Remember by Joy Harjo Joy Harjo is not only a native American poet, but also she is a musician and a performer. She was influenced by her aunts and grandma who introduced her to their traditional story telling. Therefore, that is what she will share with the reader in her poem "Remember" from a book called How we become Human. Throughout the poem, Joy is frequently using the word "remember" and the pronoun "you" which engages the reader. This make him feel he is taking part in the poem, and let him feel concerned to remember and share memories mentioned in the poem. Also, it can be noted that the vocabulary of nature is ubiquitous: sky, stars, moon, sun, earth... All of the above, were already …show more content…

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