Write an essay explaining the imagery, the diction, the sound patterns and other poetic devices that appear in `The Mice` by Brendan Galvin.

The Mice : A Recollection

The power of poetry to lead readers to an emotional experience has long been proven by early artists . In our times , it still proves to be an effective medium to stir senses and drive people to feel passion , pain joy , or simply to recollect the past . The poem , The Mice ' written by Brendan Galvin is one example of a poem that allows readers to reminisce past childhood experiences

In an interview conducted by Reiter (Atlantic Flyway to Whirl is King 17 , Brendan Galvin expressed his inclination to write

about nature and recollection of past experiences especially of childhood . In his poem The Mice ' Galvin uses mice as the vehicle to suggest a recollection of childhood . Employing a unique style , he leads the readers to observe nature , ponder on the experience of the persona , then move them to reflect on their own personal experience

To analyze a poem , one has to identify three main elements : the persona , addressee , and situation . In the poem , the persona is either a male or a female . One cannot be certain of the gender because there is no mention of it in the poem , but definitely , the persona is a much older person than the addressee . In particular , this could be a parent or a guardian . Being younger , the addressee could be the persona 's child or protygye . In the first paragraph , the persona tells of unlocking two mice from the traps , which make up the situation

The situation described in the...