In the poem "The Bistro Styx- we find Rita Dove working with the ideas of home life. ... Nowhere the bright tufted fields, weighted vines and sun poured down out of the south. ... I've lost her, I thought, and called for the bill. ... On a lighter note in "For Sophie, Who'll Be in First Grade in the Year 2000- we have a child starting out in school and a woman's advise for her on the world and what she should do in it. ... Both touch on home life and the release of children unto the world. ...

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• Grade Level: High School