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Analyze explain how the metaphor in line 13 16 contributes to the theme of the poem

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the author imagines that her father is made of clay. She says that with each child, a little bit of him is lost. "The clay of his body crumbling" refers to the father giving away a little bit of patience, energy, happiness, etc. to his children, and slowly decayin

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And where is the poem?

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