Tag: death of a child

  • Death of a Young Son by Drowning

    “Death of a Young Son by Drowning” by Margaret Atwood is a moving poem about the death of a child. The use of metaphor makes the poem more challenging. Theme: Hope dies when one’s child dies. Techniques: metaphor, simile, symbolism, allusion. Issues: What happened to the speaker? To her son? What reflective question does this…