For Jennifer, 6, on The Teton
What are the motifs in For Jennifer, 6, on The Teton by Richard Hugo?
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Education is a recurring idea in the poem. By using a speaker who writes of life with wisdom and authority, drawing on the natural world for examples and illustrations, Hugo draws on poetry's didactic tradition. Didactic poetry aims to impart theoretical or practical knowledge to its audience.