What is the theme of to waken an old lady

The theme of the poem is old age and the realization of one's imminent death/ dying.

Explanation:

The poem "To Waken An Old Lady" by William Carlos William is a short poem of just 18 lines with short sentences, and mostly with run-on lines/ enjambment. This poem is addressed from the point of view of someone who is presumably experiencing old age and is on the verge of dying. The poem deals with the realization of her old age, and the belief of what is to come next. With the use of metaphors, the speaker compares "old age" like "a flight of small/ cheeping birds  /skimming  /bare trees  /above a snow glaze". Thus, the overall theme of the poem is the growing old age of the speaker, and the approach of death.

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frances ellen watkins harper writing was influenced by: b. the education she received growing up in the north.

she was born in baltimore, maryland, on september 24, 1825. after the death of her parents, her uncle reverend william watkins, a teacher at the academy for negro youth, raised and educated her. she also continued educating herself by accessing a library of the family she worked for, beginning writing poetry afterwards. as a civil rights activist and abolitionist, watkins greatly influenced her life and work.