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Summary Of California Hills In August By Dana Gioia

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California Hills in August is a poem by Dana Gioia. The first stanza explains how a person can understand why someone might look at California hills and think how can they possibly produce anything other than weeds and dirt. The author starts to progress things by talking about how easterners scorn the hills of California. Lastly the poem states that only it’s natives can truly appreciate the beauty of this wonderous place, people call their home. The theme of this poem is quite simple and obvious that there’s a certain beauty for this land only a Californian native can truly apricate.
Imagery and tone plays a huge role for the author in this poem. It’s in every stanza and line in this poem. The tone is very passionate, joyful and tranquil.
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