Metaphorical Plum By Alberto Rios

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Synopsis This poem is by Alberto Rios. He uses an old Russian\ that has a metaphorical plum sitting in his throat, that finally spits out when his wife leaves him. It shows that it was a relief instead of a sorrow. Alberto uses imagery when he examines the fruit “notes that its purplish consistency almost the color and shape of her buttocks whose circulation was bad”. He also uses quite a few similes, one being “He shoots the plum to the ground like a child whose confidence is a game of marbles.” Alberto’s poem is a free verse. He has no rhyme scheme or meter to it at all. If it had one it just wouldn't make sense. He did it to show that there was no rhythm or structure with how things were in his life. Response This poem makes me feel relieved

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