Question

Both "grandma ling" and "your little voice . . ." use imagery to convey the emotions or attitudes of the speakers. choose one of these poems. in a paragraph, discuss how the poet uses imagery to present the speaker's feelings. support your response with details from the poem help?

Grandma Lings Poem
If you dig that hole deep enough,
you’ll reach China, they used to tell me,
a child in a back yard in Pennsylvania.
Not strong enough to dig that hole,
I waited twenty years,
then sailed back, half way around the world.

In Taiwan I first met Grandma.
Before she came to view, I heard
her slippered feet softly measure
the tatami floor with even step;
the aqua paper-covered door slid open
and there I faced
my five foot height, sturdy legs and feet,
square forehead, high cheeks and wide-set eyes;
my image stood before me,
acted on by fifty years.

She smiled, stretched her arms
to take to heart the eldest daughter
of her youngest son a quarter century away.
She spoke a tongue I knew no word of,
and I was sad I could not understand,
but I could hug her.

Your Little Voice poem

Over the wires came leaping
and i felt suddenly
dizzy
With the jostling and shouting of merry flowers
wee skipping high-heeled flames
courtesied before my eyes
or twinkling over to my side
Looked up
with impertinently exquisite faces
floating hands were laid upon me
I was whirled and tossed into delicious dancing
up
Up
with the pale important
stars and the Humorous
moon
dear girl
How i was crazy how i cried when i heard
over time
and tide and death
leaping
Sweetly
your voice

Answer 1

The poet of 'Grandma Ling' uses visual and tactile imagery to portray the emotional connection and recognition of familial ties between the speaker and her grandmother, despite the barrier of language.

Step-by-step explanation:

In the poem 'Grandma Ling', the poet uses imagery to vividly depict the speaker's deep personal connection and the emotional reunion with her grandmother. The mention of the child digging into China metaphorically represents a yearning for roots and connection. When the speaker meets her grandmother, the physical similarities between them are highlighted: "my five-foot height, sturdy legs and feet, square forehead, high cheeks and wide-set eyes" which creates a strong visual image of familial ties and a mirror of oneself. The absence of a common language is felt deeply, "She spoke a tongue I knew no word of," expressing a barrier but also the universality of family love that transcends language as they can still share a hug. Overall, this imagery conveys a sense of belonging, family ties, and the bittersweet nature of such a reunion.

Answer 2

How i was crazy how i cried when i heard
over time
and tide and death
leaping
Sweetly
your voice