Remember
...g of every new sentence. It creates a nice rhythm like a song. It makes the poem more passionate and close to the reader. The reader cannot forget the point of the author since it keeps repeating. Also in the end it finishes with the word “remember,” which makes the poem continues and makes sure that the reader won’t forget. Joy Harjo also uses imagery this poem. Imagery is very powerful device used by many writers. She uses imagery to create a mental picture of the past. Reader can forget the poem very easily, but it is hard to forget a picture. Joy Harjo is creating the picture in the reader’s mind so the reader does not forget the poem. For instance “Remember the sundown and the giving away of the night,” is a pure imagery, the reader can imagine the sun going down, and the night coming. Metaphor is another literary device used by the author. “You are this universe, this universe is you,” she wants to says that we, people are the past and the future. Joy Harjo explained her point mor...