Two Poems and explanation of literary elements.

Pictures She said I'll throw myself away they're just pictures after all I can't...hang this on a wall I can't...keep this up forever Outside the frame This is what we're leaving out Metaphor - Comparing herself to pictures. Metaphor - Comparing the relationship to pictures, staying the same forever. End rhyme - "All" and "wall" Alliteration - "What" and "we're" Repetition - "I can't" is repeated twice I used the two metaphors because …

…that I Always and forever shall be Your little child Repetition- "Little child" is repeated many times Repetition- "Embrace me" is repeated twice Symbolism- The distance between person and parent grows Symbolism- The distance between person and parent is heavier Personification- Distance grows I used repetition to highlight what I thought was important in the poem. Symbolism is used to reflect the situation between the person and parent. Personification was used to help establish symbolism.