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POEM ANALYSIS

In the poem “Monologue for an Onion� by Suji Kwock Kim, the onion metaphor is the centerpiece of the poem. The onion represents the poet, and the person she addresses (the reader assumes) is her lover. The onion metaphor is used to convey the message to this anonymous lover that she is by nature heartless and that he should stop trying to unearth a hidden core. The author is trying to dissuade her lover from further fruitless digging which only seems to cause him distress. The speaker seems removed and emotionally detached from the situation that seems so agonizing to her partner. Her partner is illustrated as being obsessed with finding a core hidden beneath her “skins.� The poet is annoyed with his persistent searching, which sets the tone of the poem, and uses the onion metaphor to show how unmoved she is.

An onion has many layers, or skins. In the case of the poet, her outermost layer is the face she shows to the world. However, being an onion, the......

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