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The repetition of dismissive phrases suggests the opposite of what the narrator is saying. It shows that the narrator is actually in a state of grief and denial, trying to neglect his own feelings. Just like art itself, losing is actually as hard as it is to create a great art piece, going against the very statement that is repeated that it is easy.

Descriptions of the broken statue no one took care of suggest that power isn't eternal, a factor that cannot be controlled after death.

Hot take: The pedestal descriptions make the story's meaning more obvious, it would also be interesting if there wasn't this pedestal left, how we would infer this figure's power.

Halfway through the poem, so far, the tone is negative. A little bit into the second stanza, hope is slowly rising, and finally, even certainty. Hope and certainty were established through tone shifts.

Hot take, it is kind of harder to fully understand the poem without the biblical references.

the next couple stanzas delves one more generation prior to the father, which shows the meaning of "digging" is preserving the culture and traditions that are being passed down.

slowly delves into the father, shifting between generations and can see the acknowledgement and respect carried on through generations