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The Poet X Figurative Language

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Identity, it lives inside someone, it makes them who they are, it makes them stand out, it's something they found out by themselves, right? Someone’s identity can be impacted by societal normalities, friends and family. It may not be solely found through one person's eyes and experiences. In the book The Poet X the main character and the people she surrounds herself with go through the struggles of finding their true identities. The book is a poetic novel that follows a Latina teenager named Xiomara. Xiomara describes the experiences she had with growing up, dating and parental struggles, while trying to follow her dreams of becoming a poet. The book is written in a first person perspective in verse format. The author Elizabeth Acevedo conveys …show more content…

However the theme was prominent in the poem, Things You Think About in the Split Second Your Notebook is Burning. Acevedo conveyed the message of feeling helpless and alone through this specific poem. For example she wrote, “if i were nothing but dust would anyone chase the wind trying to piece me back together” (Acevedo 310). Xiomara felt as if she was alone and misunderstood because her parents were telling who she was supposed to be, making her believe that she was unsupported. Furthermore the use of figurative language grabbed the reader's attention while demonstrating the importance of the power of words. The poem was short with three verses yet it was one of the impactful poems of the book. The words used were dark but significant which ended up making the readers relate back to their own life and makes them dive into similar feelings they have had. Power was shown through deep, sharp and cutting verses about loneliness. This specific theme was important to the book because without it people wouldn't be able to truly relate back to the …show more content…

Xiomara faced many struggles with identity with most falling under the category of female identity. These struggles were shown throughout the whole book but specifically in the poem After. Lines stated from the poem were “It happens all the time” and “it simply never stops”(53). She was constantly harassed by men but that was seen as okay and normal. This made an impact on her growing up and feeling towards expressing herself. She couldn't do certain things without being seen as a “whore” when that was far from the truth. Solely being born as a female made her life completely different to others around her like her brother. With these notions that she lived with, her identity was at odds with who she wanted to be due to the fact of others belligerent

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Men always seem to have some sort of comment over her body. It’s tiring for Xiomara because she knows her worth is more than her body. She has feelings and emotions that are more complex and valuable than her body. 3. “My mouth cannot write you a white flag, it will never be a Bible verse.

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She writes her poems for that reason. Following this incident, Xiomara began to act distant and stop communicating with others. “I spend every class writing in my journal. Ms. Galiano sends me to the guidance

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The different key features also plays an important role for example the tone that is being formed by the lyrical voice that can be seen as a nephew or niece. This specific poem is also seen as an exposition of what Judith Butler will call a ‘gender trouble’ and it consist of an ABBA rhyming pattern that makes the reading of the poem better to understand. The poem emphasizes feminist, gender and queer theories that explains the life of the past and modern women and how they are made to see the world they are supposed to live in. The main theories that will be discussed in this poem will be described while analyzing the poem and this will make the poem and the theories clear to the reader. Different principals of the Feminist Theory.

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Throughout literature the constant theme of identity has been explored, with Northrop Frye even suggesting “the story of the loss and regaining of identity is, I think, the framework for all literature.” For characters, true identity isn’t always apparent, it needs to be searched for. Sometimes the inner struggle for identity stems from ones need for belonging. Whether one finds their sense of identity within friends, family, or in a physical “home”. It’s not always a place that defines identity.

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The tension and drama of the story are caught in this poem, whose stanzas bring everything to a head. A verbal fight between Xiomara and Mami is the poem's main conflict, reflecting the larger tensions that have been building throughout the book. I found a powerful line from this book: "Mami is sitting on the edge of my bed with my journal cradled between her hands” (P 300 Line 5). I felt that this was a powerful line in this poem because this was X’s biggest fear throughout the whole book. For her mom to find her book and see what is inside of the book.

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In "The Poet X" by Elizabeth Acevedo, the protagonist Xiomara follows a journey of maturation and religion as she discovers her true identity. As a teenage girl growing up in a Dominican-American family in New York City, her parents expect her to follow their religion and meet their expectations, as well as the expectations of those around her. Throughout the book, Xiomara forms her identity and keeps understanding her religion and who she wants to be as she matures throughout the novel. The motifs of maturation and religion that are formed throughout the book, shape Xiomara's identity the most.

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The Poet X by Elizabeth Acevedo is a powerful coming-of-age story that explores the themes of identity and power. The novel follows the life of Xiomara, a young Dominican girl growing up in Harlem, as she navigates the complexities of adolescence while grappling with her identity as a woman of color in a society that often marginalizes and silences her. Over the course of the book, Acevedo examines the ways in which identity is shaped by factors such as race, gender, religion, and class, and how power is used to control and shape the lives of individuals. Through its vivid setting, complex characters, and powerful themes, The Poet X offers a nuanced exploration of the relationship between identity and power. One of the ways in which Acevedo explores the theme of identity in The Poet X is

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