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The Use Of Metaphors In Hunger By Emily Noon

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The piece of writing has notable usage of metaphors and symbolism. The first stanza of the poem introduces one to the person's “hunger,” which is introduced on a personal note by the use of the word “I.” In this case, the person confesses about being starved for years. He got what he had always wanted as noted by the words, “my noon had come, to dine” (Dickson 60). The metaphor in this stanza is the hunger, which means he had not been lacking food but rather wishing to belong to a given class in society. Noon is a time to eat, but the author of the poem uses it to mean that the person had finally reached the other side. The person is also described as having trembled when he gets near the table, which indicates that whatever is happening is
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