First Love Flashcards
What perspective is the poem from and who is the speaker?
Performative dramatic monologue from a woman who is thinking about her first love, trying strongly to remember it
What themes are present in the poem?
Memory, past, time, temporary, love, vulnerability
What is the structure of the poem?
Three quintains. Split unto three to represent a beginning, middle end which indicates there is multiple stories of memory
Describe what happens in the poem
First stanza- Waking up, speaks his name, says it to the window like a chant, naked
Second stanza- Mentions past of love, playing film of memory
Third stanza- Realization and shock of getting out of psychosis
What techniques are common in the poem?
Homonyms
Pathetic fallacy
Cyclical structure
Personification
Olfactory imagery
Alliteration
