What is the significance of the stick in the poem the cold within
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IT REPRESENTS THE LACK OF WARMTH AND COMPASSION IN THEM .
"THE DYING FIRE IN NEED OF LOGS"
Answer :
In the poem "The Cold Within" by James Patrick Kinney, the sticks present with each individual can be seen as symbolic and are, thus, significant elements.
Through the means of this poem, the poet has presented the discrimination prevalent in the society. This discrimination can be on the basis of caste, color, creed, class, gender, ethnicity and social and economic background.
The poet makes an allegory to the wooden sticks which may represent a person's abilities (both physical and intellectual) and other resources like property and wealth. According to the Cambridge English Dictionary an "allegory" is "a story, play, poem, picture, or other work in which the characters and events represent particular moral, religious, or political qualities or ideas."
The poem conveys the message that people can help each other with their abilities and resources but they continue to discriminate on different grounds. This discrimination represents the lack of warmth of human spirit.