mourning a sister’s death by irene blea illustrated by andrea ortega
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Mourning a Sister’s Death
By Irene Blea Illustrated by andrea ortega
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When your sisters dies do you say she was or is
my sister he is or was my sister’s child
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Erlinda, saying your name sounds rough like the life you lived:
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You led street gangs
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Smoked
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You’ve left childrenrough and lost like you
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Scattered children
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Like you were scattered-
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No one wants them, has time for them
like they didn’t want or have time for you
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“what will happen to her children,what happened to erlinda,”
mourners asked
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She died an alcoholic
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Displaced from rural birthand transplanted in a gringo world-
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Once beautiful
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She died amongst the junkies
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Pimps and whoresof the asphalt city
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This poem is about a women who is hurt because her sister died young and lived a hard life. Also she left her children lost and on their own and now no one wants them nor
cares for them.
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The theme in this poem is depressing because the author is
implying that most youth are at risk of living a life that could only end up
in death.
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The imagery in this poem is “she died amongst the junkies pimps and
whores of the asphalt city”. The effect it has on the reader is
although you cant see it physical you can imagine seeing someone living such a terrible life that the
streets is their home.
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A metaphor in Mourning a Sister’s Death is “caught in a gringo world-” which is saying a Mexican American don’t belong in a world full of white
people.
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The tone is sad/hurt because the author says “saying you name
sounds rough like the life you lived..” which is also saying that her sister lived a hard life and by saying her name it reminds her of the the loss
of her sister.
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I liked this poem because it tells the truth and many people can relate to it. Although I haven’t lost one of my sisters, I know how hard it is to lose someone so close to you, especially
if they die young.
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