"These are the flowers we bought this morning, the dahlias tossed on his grave and bells waiting with their tongues cut out for this particular silence." I believe his quote falls under second degree. To me, First degree would be top notch, the best of the best. Second is good, and their is bad. This small piece of literature is different from any other piece I've seen, that is why I chose it. This poem is called Memory of Elena by Carolyn Forché. Some poems are hard to interpret. This poem however was easily understood. It talks about the memories and good times with Elena. The ending gives away that she has passed away and that they bring flowers to be tossed on her grave. I enjoyed picking out this phrase in the poem. It stuck
