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In Tatoo, the 2 most dominant devices in the poem are... - Accurate answers Symbolism and
Metaphor
In Tattoo, what is the personification of "when vanity once punched him hard"? - Accurate answers
His obsession with himself and his appearance.
What does the yard sale symbolize in tattoo? - Accurate answers The old man's desire to get rid of
old pieces of life.
What is the theme of Tattoo? - Accurate answers Past decisions/Age
In Tattoo, what is dripping dagger an example of? - Accurate answers Alliteration
In Tattoo, what does "his heart gone soft and blue with stories mean"? - Accurate answers Stories
may be gone but tattoos remain.
In Tattoo, what is the man's connotation? - Accurate answers Tough and someone to be scared of.
In tattoo, what do tattoos metaphorically symbolize? - Accurate answers Tattoos metaphorically
symbolize all eternal decisions.
What is the main point Ted Kooser tries to explain in Tatoo - Accurate answers Your youthful
decisions forever stay with you, they have a lingering affect.
In Tattoo, "bony old shoulder" is an example of what? - Accurate answers Imagery
tattooing - Accurate answers ancient art practiced in almost all regions of the world
2000 BC - Accurate answers earliest tattoo in egypt
1330 BC - Accurate answers earliest tattoo in libya
1100 BC - Accurate answers earliest tattoo in china
600 BC - Accurate answers earliest tattoo in japan
reasons for tattoos - Accurate answers ornamentation
erotic meaning
demonstrates courage
religious functions
establishes identity