For a Citizen of These United States
What metaphors are used in For a Citizen of These United States by Li-Young Lee?
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In lines 22-23, the speaker's flippancy is obviously intended in "After all, it was just our life," and his sarcasm continues in the metaphor comparing one's life to only a few pages in a fat book of many pages.
For a Citizen of These United States