Explain how the metaphor in line 13-16 contributes to the theme of the poem? 13 line my father broke with each child, finer and finer, the clay of his body crumbling to a drizzle of silicone 16 line in the hour glass.

The poem "My Father's Sadness" by Shirley Geok-lin Lim discusses how a father's responsibilities can be overwhelming, and how the responsibility of constantly caring for his children can take a toll on him. This is the theme of the story.

In lines 13-16, the author imagines that her father is made of clay. She says that with each child, a little bit of him is lost. "The clay of his body crumbling" refers to the father giving away a little bit of patience, energy, happiness, etc. to his children, and slowly decaying. These little pieces of clay are like the drizzle we can see in the hourglass.

honestly, school in itself just seems to be a huge waste of time. a lot of people graduate but still end up not doing anything in college anyways, which really makes the whole point of graduating seem useless. i'd rather not bring anyone's hopes up then. what i'd recommend is for whoever's reading this to simply drop out.

i mean, kanye did it. he said something along the lines of, "don't let society tell you what to do." now, he's obviously a very successful person, and since his album is called the college dropout i guess he never really had to go through all that nonsense in order to become a millionaire. the same goes for anyone else then.