In the poem, “Identity” written by Julio Polanco, the author uses an extended metaphor to create a theme of individuality. Julio compared a flower to the rest of society as they are, “harnessed to a pot of dirt” while a weed is himself, “wind-wavering above high-jagged rocks,” (Polanco, 3-6). If a flower is representing the rest of society then it’s saying that everyone is the same. Everyone follows the rules of society by ‘living in a pot’ while Julio wants to be his own individual and wants to do his own thing as a ‘weed’. If he did become a weed, everyone would think of him as a different person, as an individual while as a flower he would just be like everyone else.
Another literary device that contributes to the theme of individualism
Another literary device that contributes to the theme of individualism