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Ode To Dirt By Sharon Old Summary

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In "Ode to Dirt," Sharon Olds explores the complexities of dirt through her use of figurative language and word choice to demonstrate how her attitude towards dirt has changed over time. As the poem progresses, she begins to realize the importance of dirt in the world. In the beginning of the ode, Olds apologizes to the dirt for having "slighted" it. She saw it as "only the background for leading characters." Similarly, she describes how she only pays attention to the stars, but not the sky. Using metaphors, she compares dirt to the things we pay no mind to such as the sky that hold stars, but in truth it's essential to making everything else special as the sky makes stars special. In addition, Olds understands how we are made

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