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Summary Of Richard Blanco's Poem 'Shaving'

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In the poem, “Shaving”, by Richard Blanco, the usage of imagery and metaphors to convey how the narrator feels as though shaving is a way to make him feel himself again and that he does not recognise himself without it. The utilization of imagery within the poem highlights the feelings the speaker has when performing this ritual. In doing this step every morning, the narrator explains how it makes him feel reborn and new again, which is supported by the descriptive images. The best connection within the story is when the speaker compares shaving to “the drink roses take form the vase.” and “the fresh fall of rain, becoming a river, and then rain again”. Roses will die if they do not drink water and giving it to them replenishes their life.
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