Title:

"There Is No Word For Goodbye"

Author:

Mary TallMountain

Setting:

Alaska

Character:

Sokoya, and "I"

Point of view:

First person

Genre:

Poem

Mood:

Sad

Literary Elements:

Imagery, similes, metaphor

Summary:

The writer asked her Sokoya what is the word goodbye in Athabaskan. Sokoya said there is no word for goodbye in Athabaskan because they believe they will never leave each other.

Personal Response:

Nature