Lee Young Lee poems
...cond poem is about a family eating together remembering the father after he passed away. “The Gift” is about a boy remembering his father that was strict but gentle when taking a splinter out of his hand. This shows influence on the boy from his father. The author Li-Young Lee uses sensory details to describe the way the father is helping the child. The father can be strict and have “flames of discipline” but can be tender when he needs to. “Eating Together” is about a family eating together remembering the loss of their father and husband. Everyone misses the father especially the speaker. The mother is eating the head of the fish to remember her husband’s ways. The speaker uses imagery to show us the mother is doing the same as the father and plays a fathe...