The Weight of Sweetness
What metaphors are used in The Weight of Sweetness by Li-Young Lee?

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Lee uses metaphors to make comparisons between things that are unalike. An example of this can be found in "the weight of memory", which is compared to the "weight / of peaches". Both are heavy, the former emotionally so, the latter physically.
The Weight of Sweetness