give an example of visual imagery from the poem "punishment in kindergarten"
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The poet begins with the line “Today the world is a little more my own” that makes it clear that she is going to talk about a past event that was not pleasant for her. Next, she begins by narrating the day in her childhood (in Kindergarten) when she went to a picnic along with other students.
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The poet uses ample of symbols like a blue-frocked woman for her teacher, throwing words at me like pots and pans, to make us feel the intensity of teacher’s words, the honey-colored for the day which was ruined by the harsh words of her teacher.
While other students were merrymaking and playing together, Kamala Das was sitting alone that was not liked by her blue-frocked teacher and she scolded her by calling her a peculiar child. The in the first part the poet narrates the day which was quite pleasant and ultimately ruined by her teacher.