The Discardment — seen poetry

Question 1

How does the structure of the poem contribute to the style?

Answer 1

Written in blank verse and unrhyming as well as enjambment, the poem feels like an adress from the speaker.
5 sentences, each a different Focus, guiding the reader through the poem.

Question 2

Describe the discardment in lines 1-3.

Answer 2

The item of clothing is something that has no intrinsic value to the speaker. Maybe worn out, old, out of fashion.

Question 3

Describe her reaction.

Answer 3

jubilant, sincere. reader feels empathy (use verb diction)
this is in sharp contrast with the value of the item to the we.

Question 4

How does her reaction progress?

Answer 4

it becomes hyperbolic; intolerable to the speaker (either because malice or because it is simply a discardment)
this heightens discomfort in the reader.

Question 5

Talk about the use of pronouns and discuss the third last line

Answer 5

• she has no power, she is dependent on we, she needs desires them – cause of hyperbole?
• effect of her being “the earth’s most rare simplicity”

Question 6

How does the tone progress?

Answer 6

Matter of fact to embarrassed to deep reflection.