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Pat Mora, Mary Oliver, And Lucille Clifton's Poems

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Begin essay here: The poets Pat mora, Mary Oliver, and Lucille Clifton use personification to create a message about nature in the poems "Earth is a Living Thing," "Sleeping in the Forest," and "Gold." In "Earth is a Living Thing," Lucille Clifton shares an example of personification that says, "(the earth) feel her brushing clean." The universe is the parent to the earth, so the earth is getting its hair brushed clean. In nature the universe is giving wind to the earth to make the people and animals feel fresh. The poem "Sleeping in the Forest," written by Mary Oliver shows an example of personification that is "(the earth) her pockets full of lichens and seeds." This is showing how on earth the ground is full of these things. So the

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