Joined December 2018

Dionne Brand uses a lot of figurative language in the text. She commonly uses water, doors, the radio, and memory boldly and lyrically. Through the use of this figurative language, Brand is able to create a link between form and content where the figurativeness of her language, mimics the literal images of slavery that Brand witnessed on her journey to Africa. Her metaphors also help elaborate and emphasize her thoughts, and the understanding of the door. "The door casts a haunting spell on personal and collective consciousness in the Diaspora.
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