We don't breathe the same air speak the same language live in the same universe We are continents, worlds apart I am sorry my life has remained unscathed His scars still bleed, his bruises don't fade If I could trade places with him I would pad the rest of his days wrap him in gauze and velvet absorb the shocks and treat his wounds I would scrub the numbers from his flesh extinguish the fire and give him back his life

Analyze the conceits used in the stanzas and how they relate to the theme of the poem "Tattoo" by Gregg Shapiro.

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Lilian Young

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9 December, 11:43

We don't breathe the same air speak the same language live in the same universe We are continents, worlds apart I am sorry my life has remained unscathed His scars still bleed, his bruises don't fade If I could trade places with him I would pad the rest of his days wrap him in gauze and velvet absorb the shocks and treat his wounds I would scrub the numbers from his flesh extinguish the fire and give him back his life

Analyze the conceits used in the stanzas and how they relate to the theme of the poem "Tattoo" by Gregg Shapiro.

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Ellie Barr · Answer 1

Greg Shapiro's poem "Tattoo" is about his Holocaust-surviving father. It is related to the World War II time period and specifically the Holocaust against Jewish people.