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The Black Walnut Tree By Mary Oliver Summary
The title of this poem is " The Black Walnut Tree" by Mary Oliver. The reason why I choose this poem is that I can relate to it because it's about family heritage and how we grow apart by allowing are foolish decisions gets the best of us. In this poem it was based upon betrayal, sadness and they were also faced with financial difficulties. Let me give you the insider of the poem, the tree symbolize hope and life the branches represent the family and how its structure. The walnut is the fruit that represent new life because as we mature in life we blossom into something magnificent that we often learn to cherish and understand what life has to offer us. Black represent sadness and depression color.
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