The Theme Of Death In Donald Justice's Incident In A Rose Garden

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In the poem “Incident in a Rose Garden” by Donald Justice, Justice brings light to the idea that “death does not discriminate,” by using multiple writing techinques such as Personification and Similies. Justice uses the personification of death throughout the poem, painting death as a being rather than an experience in order too give the reader more insight into life seen through the Masters perspective. When the Gardener confides in his master he has encountered death, the Master warns death off, “This is my property, Sir. I welcome only friends here,” You can see through this example the Masters usage of “Sir” that he views death as a person, which shows why the Master would feel comfortable talking down too death, as he is used to being