Question

In at least 150 words, discuss how Chang's use of personification, metaphor, or connotation express one his themes in "Garden of My Childhood." Use details from the poem to support your response.

Answer 1

In Garden of my childhood, Chang uses personification when describing China.

A vine, the wind, and the sea beckon him to run. It is not until "eons later," when he is "worlds away," that his "running is all done," and he finds himself at his destination: another garden, just like the one he had left behind.