The story starts when the Oracle of Delphi warns Acrisius, King of Argos, that his own grandson would kill him. Fearing that this prophecy would come true, he locks his only daughter, Danae, into an underground bronze chamber, to keep her away from all men.
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Family members are more important than friends.
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Lines 21-25 makes all the difference when you look at the theme of the poem which speaks to Children Growing up and eventually leaving home.
Explanation:
The learning how to ride a bicycle is a metaphor for life.
Every other line seems to be talking about her eight-year-old daughter learning how to ride a bicycle. See lines 1-6.
Her surprise is ignited when her daughter starts "pumping away" at the pedals screaming with life. She is surprised to know that the mother-daughter experience as she knows it is over already. See lines 7-10.
But when you read those lines "like a handkerchief waving goodbye" all of a sudden the entire picture, the intended message hits you and you are almost moved to tears when you see from a mothers perspective how ti feels to quickly a daughter grow up and leave home.
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Diction because it creates specific accurate details. Afects the narrator and readers tone and mood.
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