Problem
Read and analyze the poem, "The Victims", by Sharon Olds. Identify and explain some of the "poetic" elements of the poem, such as images, metaphors, similes, allusion, personification, symbols, and connotative meanings. Argue your interpretation with plenty of specific evidence from the poem itself. Devise a thesis that makes its point by relating some aspect of the work to the meaning of the whole--that is, to its theme. Be sure to cite specific examples from the poem to support your analysis.