There Is No Word For Goodbye

Title

There Is No Word for Goodbye

Author

Mary TallMountain

Genre

Poem

Setting

Athabaskan, a group of North American Indan, outside in nature, river

Point of View

First person point of view

Main Characters

  • the Author
  • Author’s aunt

Literary Device

 

  • Imagery
  • Metaphor
  • Similes

Mood

  • Touching
  • Sad
  • Hopeful

Summary

The poet wrote about that in Athabaskan, she asked her aunt about the word for goodbye. There is no word for saying goodbye. Sometimes, they just say "Tlaa" which means "see you". They believe that they never leave each other, and they finally can see each other one day if they are separated.