What does ‘tattered clothes’ mean in the poem ‘The Cold Within’ by James Patrick Kinney?
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In James Patrick Kinney’s poem ‘The Cold Within’, ‘tattered clothes’ (old and torn clothes) indicates that the man was very poor and couldn’t afford to buy enough new clothes to keep himself warm. This heightens the contrast between him and the rich man.
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