An Analysis of Power and The Dam Poems From the Book of the Dead (2218 words, 9 pages)
Robert ShulmanAs she gathers momentum, Rukeyser amplifies the religious and political implications of"Alloy" in the crucial sequence, "Power" and "The Dam."Before she moves into the depths, first of the powerhouse, then of the dam, in"Power" (pp. 49-53) Rukeyser draws on the resources of classical poetic formsand language to bring alive ...
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