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Summary Of The Poem Cherries, By Janice Kulyk Keefer

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Janice Kulyk Keefer’s neutral attitude towards war in the poem “Cherries” suggests that killing is as natural to humans as shopping, living and breathing. In stanza one, the speaker uses an understatement and a carefree tone to suggest that it is a natural thing. The speaker compares “[not having] electricity to boil a kettle,” to “[running] an oxygen tank,/ to keep a baby’s punctured heart/ from fluttering away.” (4-7) due to this understatement and usage of simple words, it feels like the speaker does not find the death of a child any more upsetting than not having electricity to boil water. Furthermore, in stanza two, the speaker illustrates a city in chaos but contrasts it with the image of cherry trees in bloom. The speaker illustrates
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