Li-Young Lee is a famous American poet of his great times. He was born on August 19, 1957. He was born in Indonesia and his parents were Chinese. Lee has written many poems that got famous among people around the world. People love to read and to listen to his poetries.
Most of Lee's poems are based on the themes of innocence, silence, simplicity, unity and the feelings of love and care. Almost all of his poems are influenced by his family. Lee loves his family very much. He loves the history of his family and he loves his parents, siblings and his childhood which is he clearly pictures in his poetries. The poems are written by Lee in such a way that it creates the images in the minds of the readers. He creates the imagination in the minds of his audience through his poetries.
Thesis statement
The poem “Eating Alone” represents the sad feelings of the poet and his family at the preparation of cultural food. There are three main points in the poem: 1) Imagery 2) tone 3) Time.
Discussion and analysis of the poem “Eating Alone”
The poem “Eating Alone” was written in 1986 by the poet Li-Young Lee. The poet clearly reveals the sad feelings of the poet. The pet is feeling sad in the poem because the father of poet has died a year before and at present when the special meal is cooking, the memories of father are spreading all around.
The poet is saying that it is the family culture that every person in the home takes meal by sitting together on the table. He says that if anyone of the family member goes away forever, it creates the pain in heart ...