Time Opens Like Dreaming Cameron
In the poem “Time Opens/Like Dreaming” the author portrays the changes in time using the structure of the poem as stairs descending to symbolize time moving forward. Cameron also uses the metaphor of time handing a palmful of stones, which represent experiences and memories as time passes by. Last but not least, images of the maze show the theme of how the world is changing over time. In Cameron’s poem “Time Opens/Like Dreaming” the idea of time changing the world is portrayed through the use of internal structure, the metaphors of the stepping-stones of life and images of time as an endless maze. Cameron uses internal structure, which depicts the trials and errors of life.