from a survivor

Question 1

themes

Answer 1

suffering and survival
the oppression of women
marriage

Question 2

intro

Answer 2

this poem is similar to the ones ive already considered and reviewed at is deals with the themes of suffering and survival, oppression of womena nd marriage

Question 3

what is the this poem about

Answer 3

this poem is a deep person piece which reflects on her failed marriage and her ex husbands suicide

this poem is different as rich speaks directly to her husband instead of a reader

Question 4

that our personalities could resist the failures of marriage

Answer 4

they had blind faith in their future and were convinced that their love was strong enough to overcome all the stumbling blocks that led to the failures of others

Question 5

first line of poem

Answer 5

the pact that we made was an ordinary pact of men and of men in those days

poem opens with marriage vows in the ceremony

Question 6

when rich directly speaks to her husband

Answer 6

your body is as vivid to me as ever it was even more

despite the fact that their relationship was far from ideal she still cared for the man and loves him evenafter they separated

Question 7

coming to the end of the poem she mentions how if they were still together or if he was still alive they would be celebrating their 20th wedding anniversary

Answer 7

next year it would have been 20n years/ and you are wastefully dead

she believes that he wasted his like and he could have persevered if he had more courage

Question 8

rich concludes of a positive note

Answer 8

she has found happiness at last in her new life

she is a survior and managed to come out of marriage unscathed