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<span>Nye describes her experience being comforted by her mother when she was sick. Her mother told her she was not dying as long as she still had the strength to make a fist. Nye then writes that she is still comforted by this thought.</span>
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The poem has several devices such as:
</span>Allusion it can be applied because it refers to a
past historical event.<span>
</span><span>Imagery because it describes in detail the palm trees. Among other things.
The tone </span>is nostalgic because she is
looking back on she was traveling but she also uses a tone of pride because she
survived the journey and she can still make her hand into a fist .
I think it's C.) Ability to see deeply.
Because a negative tone would include words such as "not", "can't", and/or "won't"
