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    A Study Guide for Lucie Brock-Broido's "After Raphael"
    A Study Guide for Lucie Brock-Broido's "After Raphael"
    A Study Guide for Lucie Brock-Broido's "After Raphael"
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    A Study Guide for Lucie Brock-Broido's "After Raphael"

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    A Study Guide for Lucie Brock-Broido's "After Raphael," excerpted from Gale's acclaimed Poetry for Students. This concise study guide includes plot summary; character analysis; author biography; study questions; historical context; suggestions for further reading; and much more. For any literature project, trust Poetry for Students for all of your research needs.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherCengage Learning - Gale
    Release dateSep 2, 2016
    ISBN9781535817677
    A Study Guide for Lucie Brock-Broido's "After Raphael"

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      After Raphael

      Lucie Brock-Broido

      2004

      Introduction

      Lucie Brock-Broido's After Raphael is the second poem in her third poetry collection, 2004's Trouble in Mind. It is a poem about grief and pressing forward in time. Having lost her parents, the speaker is faced with the process of grief, along with the realization that she herself is mortal. The same time that seems to stand still in deep sadness does not actually stand still and will take her along with it as it progresses. Then she too will grow old and will have to face the reality of her own death.

      This poem is in many ways typical of Brock-Broido's style and voice. It is written in seemingly straightforward syntax but is complex in its thematic development and imagery. The poem reads naturally, but not casually. The subject of vulnerability and relationships is addressed introspectively, as is common in Brock-Broido's

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