Poetry

How is juxtaposition used in this poem to highlight an important them of Holocaust literature?
Juxtaposition is used in this poem as the poem describes the innocence in the boy and the compassion and the love and the protecting that the mother shows and this is juxtaposition it reflects the terrible things that happen in the holocaust.
How is descriptive language used to enhance the reader's reaction to the poem?
descriptive language is used in the poem as the description that helps us to connect and enhances the readers reactions to the terrible thing that happen in the holocaust and the things that tore the family apart and many people died and no matter how much the parents care they cannot safe the poor and innocent children this forces a emotional connection between the parent and the child and we get thrown in there

 Daniel
	Laura Crist

And the child held her hand
A child tiny for almost eight,
Deep blue eyes that dominated his face,
When he explained new events to her,
     that funny doggy,
     that pretty rock,
And the freckles on his cheek,
No one saw a sunrise more perfect,
     to her,
She so vividly smells the fragrance of
     his hair,
     his ears,
     his breath in the morning
She vividly hears that little heartbeat,
     that was hers
     always hers,
     and the laughter,
     that raspy little laugh,
     when he caught her in a conundrum.
All this,
But this is merely the surface,
As she watches her little God sheared,
     and stripped,
For the gas chamber.