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Use Of Imagery And Symbolism In Kevin Hart's Poem

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“Nights” author Kevin Hart uses a three stanza, quatrain to show how he progresses through life from day to day. This is a powerful poem because the author uses imagery and symbolism to emphasize that life is an unknown journey with each person having a specific path to follow. In the poem there is a house that seems empty; however, all other elements are outside the house. “The stars tonight are rich and cold/ Above my house that vaguely broods/ Upon a path soon lost in dark” (2-4). In “Nights”, the empty house is a symbol of inhabiting and belonging, the stars portray eternity but, the other elements signify devices that could bring unhappiness into one’s life: these elements are outside the house. Symbolism is added to the poem to further
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