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This posting explores aging in Donald Justice's "Men at Forty." It also highlights imagery within his poem.

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This posting explores aging in Donald Justice's poetry. This posting explores aging in Donald Justice's "Men at Forty." It also highlights imagery within his poem.

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First, Justice's "Men at Forty" uses imagery to transport readers into the body and soul of an aging man. As a result, please note how we experience the effects of growing old with the speaker as he says, "At rest on a stair landing, they feel it." These lines use imagery to create a visual of an older man resting during his flight of stairs. ...

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