![]() ![]() The acts of these brave women inspire and give hope to those who need it. Figurative language, like personification is also included, "The mist was silent/but the water sang softly/." When Cecelia is reminiscing on her former life in Cuba she says “Now, on the far side of the world/here in Cuba-island of torment-/I wonder if light from my homeland/follows me at night, in waking dreams/where it is always daytime/and the river is always sky blue.” The emotion of longing, sadness and hopefulness is expressed in these short six lines.Įngle’s words and poetic writing helps the reader understand and empathize with the characters. In this quietly powerful novel in verse, which is young adult historical fiction based on a true story, award-winning poet Margarita Engle paints a portrait of early women’s rights pioneer Fredrika Bremer and the journey to Cuba that transformed her life.When Fredrika Bremer asked the Swedish Consulate to find her a quiet home in the Cuban countryside, she expected a rustic thatched hut, not. ![]() The freeing of the fireflies sends a message of hope that Engle displays in the novel. ![]() ![]() Rescuing the fireflies is symbolic in which it represents Cecilia, Elena and all the other women and slaves who are "trapped" in a world where they are not considered as equals. Irony is expressed through Fredika’s words, “How strange the laws are/on this beautiful island where/if not for slavery/I could think of the palm trees and winter sun/as true evidence of Eden rediscovered.” This creates a mood of frustration and anger. ![]()
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