Simile

"In the sureness of his faith, he talks about the world beyond this world as though his reservations have been made."

In the poem "Elegy for My Father, Who Is Not Dead" by Andrew Hudgins, the simile used above plays a key role in the meaning of the poem. This simile means that the speaker's father has faith that he will have a happy afterlife. His father has accepted the fact that he is going to die, and he is trying to make the best of it. The poem is about the speaker's father's beliefs about what will happen when he dies. The father believes that he is ready to die and he is sure that he will see his son again. Although the speaker is not so sure, the father is positive that they will meet again. His father will be waiting patiently for him. His father is a loving and caring person and his son loves him.