Night Sweats Flashcards
what is “stalled equipment” a metaphor for?
Lowell’s inability to write or generate ideas.
what do the exclamations “Behind me! You! Again” reveal?
Lowell’s wife’s significance in his life.
“my child exploding into dynamite,” this is showing…
Lowell’s bipolar disorder helping his creativity.
“always inside me is the child who died,” this relates to…
Lowell’s dead Youthful energy.
“absolve me, help me, Dear Heart,” here Lowell is…
begging for help.
“my leaded eyelids,” what does this mean
Lowell reflects back on his despair as his eyes close. Lead is heavy representing how hard it is to stop the despair
“wilted white… Sweet salt embalms” this implies
a dying flower through wilting and death through embalms
what disease/disorder did Lawell have
Bipolar disorder
what does Bipolar disorder do to you
makes you have periods of a hyperactive mind then depression afterwards
what form does this poem take
no form
how does this poem having no form reflect on the author’s purpose?
it reflects on the chaos of bipolar disorder
what is the meaning of this poem?
that Bipolar disorder is horrible and that the writers block because of it caused it to be worse than it would have been otherwise
