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In the poem, ‘Poem for my sister,’ the speaker shows her protectiveness over her sister by using an extended metaphor of shoes, which is used to symbolise the journey of growing up. The younger sister is shown trying on the speakers ‘high heels, believing that ‘they fit her perfectly,’, symbolising that she is eager to get older and more mature. ‘But wobbles’, which suggests how she is not ready to experience hardships that come with being an adult. The high heels become a metaphor to show how maturing might seem exciting but comes with difficulties which the younger sister is too naive to understand. Also, the younger sister is described as ‘sure footed’ when playing hopscotch, suggesting confidence in her childhood times. However, the speaker warns her about “unsuitable shoes,” pointing to her own “distorted feet” and “calluses” as signs of hardship. This physical imagery suggests how the older sister has suffered scars of experience, strengthening her desire to guide her younger sister away from struggles of adulthood.
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