In Sharon Olds poem, “The Race”, she conveys meaning to her poem by using personification, imagery, and symbolism. These created a meaning of struggle, relief, and urgency in the poem.
In the poem, the bags are personified as possessing the human characteristic of banged and wagged. This is shown in line 18,”The bags wagged me from side to side” and line 31,”I ran, and the bags banged me…” The author employs personification in order to give a sense of the character struggling in her haste.
Furthemore, the author utilizes imagery in her poem. One lines 46 through 47 it says,”...The interior of the planes was filled with a mist of golden dolphin light…” The image of the plane's interior depicts a sense of relief because the readers sees that
In the poem, the bags are personified as possessing the human characteristic of banged and wagged. This is shown in line 18,”The bags wagged me from side to side” and line 31,”I ran, and the bags banged me…” The author employs personification in order to give a sense of the character struggling in her haste.
Furthemore, the author utilizes imagery in her poem. One lines 46 through 47 it says,”...The interior of the planes was filled with a mist of golden dolphin light…” The image of the plane's interior depicts a sense of relief because the readers sees that