How did Nelly Sachs use myth and metaphor?
Myth and metaphor are the very air my poems breathe. They are not mere literary devices, but the elemental forces that allow me to navigate the abyss of human experience. The ancient tales, the archetypes of suffering and redemption, resonate with the echoes of our present agony. Through the allegorical language of myth, I can speak of the unspeakable, giving form to the formless terror of destruction. Metaphor allows me to connect the vastness of the cosmos – the star-darkening, the silent celestial dance – with the intimate, agonizing breath of a dying world, transforming personal exile into a universal song of silence.
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