Overall this poem gives me as the reader a feeling of calmness. This is because of the atmosphere that the author chose in order to evoke feelings within the reader.

He uses personification to make it seem like the river is in control of its actions and imagery in line 2 to give the reader an idea of what the environment is like. "The river is pressing itself." "little...

When the Knorr mentioned holding the reflection of whoever the water is reflecting does he mean for the person to look deeper within or comfort themself? Or is there a whole other meaning to holding your reflection.

one because when the light from the moon reflects on a river it looks really pretty and two because the environment itself seems really nice and chill.

An example of this is when Knorr says "The wind is flittering just a little brushing grasses and shifting against the oaks and cotton wood trees."

I think she is doing this to help raise money for Fonny's bail so that he can be reunited with her and his family.

and when he mentions what's happening to him in jail he's referring to the threats he might be getting from his inmates or inmate.

Usually when people say that they are running out of familiar faces they could be talking about how they don't recognize anyone they used to know, play with etc.

It also keeps Fonny calm knowing that Tish is doing alright.

Just because she is the oldest sister doesn't mean that she has to get married before her sister. she should be able to wait until she is ready and finds a person that she loves.

"But I could see I was just fooling myself. 1 I didn’t love nobody else but her."

I love how Fonny reassures Tish and how he expresses his love towards her.

I love the strong bond that Tish and Ernestine have.

Could this be the reason she has so much faith in god because she feels as if he had forgiven her after trying to commit such an act?

You can tell because later in the paragraph she says "I just can’t tell, Sweetie, if I want to tear it out with my fingers or my teeth." Also in the beginning of this paragraph Adrienne quivered which shows...

The differences between Frank and Mrs.hunt when it comes to what they believe in plays a major factor in what's tearing their relationship apart.

Frank is showing that no matter what he would sand by his son through anything. So when he talks about how god sacrificed his son for the sake of everyone else Frank wouldn't be able to do such a...