In "Backwards," the persona and her sister cope through a technique referred to as regression. The coping makes them walk backward on a mental level. During the walking, they experience both good and bad memories from the past. The employment of...

The poem “Home” by Warsan Shire speaks out for refugees by describing the unthinkable and difficult decisions refugees are forced to make on a daily basis. Shire employs personification and second person techniques in order to portray the idea...

Migration is not a contemporary phenomena; it has defined human nature since (or even before) crossing The Bering Strait. Humans migrate for two reasons: they are looking for better lives or they simply cannot stay—the latter being the most...