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2 The Bridge Poem By Donna Kate Rushin
Originally published in This Bridge Called My Back: Writings by Radical Women of Color in 1981

3 Reading poetry First time through: Write down a word or phrase (2-3 words) that jumps out at you. Second time through: Reading closer. Annotate the poem. Third time through: Taking an even closer look, we will ask and answer some important questions to better understand the poem.

4 Poetic Devices to Consider
Anaphora: the deliberate repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of several successive verses, clauses, or paragraphs. Ex: “Sick” Enjambment:  the breaking of a syntactic unit or a clause over two or more lines without a punctuated pause. Ex: “I’m sick of reminding you not to Close off too tight for too long”

5 More poetic choices to consider
Extended metaphor: An extended metaphor is a longer metaphor that continues the comparison for several lines or stanzas; multiple comparisons are made between the two things instead of just one. Minimal punctuation Free verse Writer vs. writer’s persona


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