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One vivid impression of the family reunion created by the poet is that it made the poet anxious and nervous to be meeting her family. The ‘dull drums of my pulses beat’ which means the loud, fast beating of her heart suggest she is very nervous as she arrives at the family gathering. This creates tension at the start of the poem. The loud, jarring sounds in stanza 1, creates an unpleasant feeling. As her relatives arrive one by one, you can hear ‘a car door slam’,  ‘high heels clicking’ as someone walks up the steps, and then ‘doorbell rends…with copper claws’. These things are usually associated with the wealthy so this suggest the poet’s family or relatives are well-to-do-

which the poet doesn’t seem to feel comfortable about. As she approaches the front door, she could already hear the ‘voices coming near’  but their ‘incoherent scraps of talk’ probably unsettlrs her. This suggests the family reunion is something she dreaded to attend.

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One vivid impression of the family reunion that the poet create in this poem is the speaker's family in how they are wealthy and well-to-do. The poet describes how the family was rich and wealthy by using sensory details. One of the sensory details the poet mainly emphasizes is the sound. " And high heels clicking up the walk;" This part of the passage emphasize how the family wears heels just to visit a relative's or a close person's, suggesting that the family members are from a rich background. High heels symbolises wealth and high status and people who wears high heels usually has the intention to look good and show their status during important events. The fact that they wore high heels for this event suggest that they do come from a rich background.

Another vivid impression of the family reunion that the poet created in this poem is that the speaker's family is very loud and are extroverts compared to the speaker. By using the sensory details of sound, the poet is able to show contrast between the speaker and the family. " Against a silence wearing thin. the door now opens from within " indicating that the speaker was nervous and is a quiet type as from the tone of the passage, it almost seems like he was not looking forward to the family's visit, suggesting that the family has something that is intimidating the speaker and making him/her feel uncomfortable. " oh, hear the clash of people meeting, the laughter and the screams of greeting " this part of the passage describes how the family is the opposite of the speaker as they seem loud and obnoxious as it is not common for families to be very excited till they were shouting, unless they were very close. However, the quote " Against a silence wearing thin. the door now opens from within " does not show that the speaker was looking forward to the family's arrival and even describes how the speaker was tense by using the sensory details of sound.

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The vivid impression of the family created in me, that the family is well to do through sounds (strong sensory details). The poem shows the sounds their actions created such as "a car door slam", the family having a car shows that they are sufficient in wealth as they can afford such an expensive item. Moreover "high heels clicking" illustrate how luxurious the relatives lifestyle is, as high heels are symbolic toward people of stature and wealth. "The doorbell rends the noonday heat With copper claws" the doorbell also shows how wealthy they are, as a doorbell may appear as insignificant but even the doorbell is made out of copper. Once again, copper is a material that is generally expensive, the doorbell is associated with the term "claws" implying intimidation. The doorbell can further prove the wealth of the relatives as the entrance of their home shows the impression of intimidation, or power with an expensive doorbell. This can show that the family possesses traits of power with wealth through their appearance. However, the poet shows contrast toward the point that although wealthiness is something good but through juxtaposition of what the poet's conflict is, it shows that the relatives being wealthy is something different from what is expected of the wealthy. The poet describes her heartbeats as "dull drums of my pulses beat" illustrating the loud, fast beating of her heart, which shows her nervousness and anxiousness, which is highly unlikely from a healthy family gathering. This shows that it is different from what is perceived a regular family reunion. Therefore the poem shows the juxtaposition between the outside world and the poet's inner feelings, to show that the well to do family, wealthy, is not what is expected to be but rather contrasting to it, that the wealthy relatives are loud and focused on appearance, and their status, which shows that they are prideful in a bad way. They are obnoxious and loud, which shows how their appearance is unpleasant. This poem vividly shows her reaction to her unpleasant relatives also implying that she did not look foward to meeting them.

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One vivid impression the poet creates through the sensory detail of sounds is of her family being well-to-do, yet how the poet seems intimidated and nervous to meet them . First, the speaker’s family makes a big and loud entrance through “a car door slam” and when they make their way in, “high heels clicking” can be heard. The family owning a car and wearing high heels, good and expensive shoes, suggests that they are wealthy and want to be portrayed as high in status. ‘Doorbell rends…with copper claws’ these copper claws are usually seen on houses that are big and luxurious, and is a huge indicator that the owner is very well off, but the family "rend"-ing the door with the copper "claws" suggests how the family may be inconsiderate with how many times they are knocking, and how the poet thinks of them as intimidating. Through these the poet makes a vivid impression of the speaker’s family’s wealth and behaviour, but there is a contrast to this outer loudness of a family gathering. The poet's inner feelings of anxiousness and nervousness. The poet's ‘Dull drums of pulses beat’ suggests how her heart is beating hard and quickly out of nervousness, indicating how tense the poet feels despite the usual happiness of a family gathering.

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The poet describes the family reunion vividly through the sensory details causing the scene to be rather tense. The poem mentions “- 'A car door slam'  'High heels clicking' - 'Door bell rends...with copper claws' These sounds create imagery of a loud and unpleasant scene. The car door slamming shows how aggressive they are in wanting to rush through the reunion. These also are sounds made by objects that only the rich could afford, signifying that the family was well to do, which creates tension.This tension can be translated into the hate they have for each other.

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One vivid impression the poet creates of the family reunion is that the family is well to do. The poet uses sounds like “a car door slam” to show how the family can carelessly shut the door of the car. This shows that the family can afford to show little to no concern for an expensive item which connotes that they are well off. The “high heels clicking” highlights that the women of the family wear expensive shoes, showing that they are people of status. “The doorbell rends” and “copper claws” are usually associated with big houses which shows that the family is affluent. The loud atmosphere of the inside of the house contrasts with how loud the poet’s heartbeat is. “Incoherent scraps of talk” from inside the house can be heard by the poet while she is still outside which shows how loud her relatives are as she can hear them from a distance. “The dull drums of my pulses beat” simultaneously show how loud and erratic the poet’s heartbeat is which juxtaposes with the noise from her surroundings. This creates tension in the atmosphere as the poet arrives at the family gathering as all these sounds show the reader how anxious the poet is.

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The poet creates an impression that the poet and her family is wealthy. "a car door slam" highlights the loud noise made by the car, showing that people arrived to the family reunion in a car proudly and inconsiderate. "high heels clicking" shows that the family is very proud of their status and they feel superior and better than others."incoherent scraps of talk" suggests that the family does not care about their public image and portrays themselves as improper. However, the poet is different. "The dull drums of my pulses beat" implies how the poet is scared and nervous. This shows that the poet is anxious unlike her family members and she cares about their family's public image. It also shows how tension in the atmosphere is rising as the poet arrives at the family gathering.

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One of the vivid impression given off is that the poet is feeling intimidated by her relatives who are well to do. One way this impression is conveyed by using sound senses. There are loud sounds outside in the atmosphere, "And high heels clicking up the walk." This suggests how the high heels were giving out click-clack sounds which gives off a well to do vibe and only associated with successful people. Another loud sound heard, "the doorbell rends...with copper claws". The doors with copper claws are always associated with landed property houses which suggests the family is well to do. Another sound, 'A car door slam' suggests how loud the sound was and seeing that her relatives were able to travel in a car suggests how they are well to do. However, there is contrast and juxtaposition with what the poet hears inside themselves. The poet can hear, 'the dull drums of my pulses beat.' This suggests how fast and loud her heartbeat is which indicates how she feels nervous and anxious. This therefore tells and shows me how she feels uncomfortable even before the family reunion had started and sets the tension in the atmosphere around the poet. It tells me how she is intimidated by both the reunion and relatives.

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the poet gives a vivid impression that he is dreading the family gathering. the poet's might feel pressured as "dull drums of my pulses beat" shows that he is nervous about meeting them so his heartbeat quick, which could mean that since her family members seemed very well to do, having "copper claws" on the door. the "high heels clicking up the walk" gives an impression that since the poet is wearing high heels, which makes her seem like she is of a high statues or trying to look good in front of someone with a high statues. the poet heard the "car door slam", which meant that the family was well to do as they were able to own a car. all these seemed to be overwhelming for her and she shows signs of uncomfortability, not wanting to give a bad impression of herself.

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I get the vivid impression that the family is rich. “The doorbell rang…with copper claws”  This shows how the home owned by the family is extravagant as it has expensive accessories for the house. This creates a vivid impression of wealth. Furthermore, “car door slam” and “High heels clicking” gives me the vivid impression that the family can be self absorbed because they tend to be inconsiderate about their surroundings, due to feeling superior, and how do not care about how people may view them. However the writer, who happens to be a member of the family, seems to be different from the rest of them. “Dull drums of my pulses beat.” suggests how the speaker’s heart is beating quickly and loudly, indicating her nervousness and anxiety. This contrasts the family members she actually seems to be anxious unlike her family members because the writer actually cares about their public image and how her family is portrayed to the public, instead of simply feeling superior.

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The poet creates a vivid impression of the speaker’s family being well-to-do. This can be seen from how the sounds were written by the poet in the poem, “A car door slam”, “high heels clicking”, “doorbell rends…with copper claws.” These sounds tell us how the speaker’s family is wealthy as well as how they are intimidating to the speaker. The “a car door slam” tells us the speaker’s relatives can afford to buy a vehicle, the “slam” can be seen as a way to announce the relative is present, this creates a sense of superiority. The claws represent power and strength because claws are used to hunt and kill hence, this makes the poet’s relatives seem intimidating. The word copper represents fortune and wealth because it is expensive to buy copper. “High heels clicking” shows us the female relatives have money as they can afford to wear high heels which can be seen as a sign of status. Thus, the poet successfully creates a vivid impression of the speaker’s relatives being well-to-do as they can afford pricey items.