The Tenant - seen poetry Flashcards
What figure of speech is used?
an extended metaphor, in which the person he was in love with is a tenant in a room.
What does the luggage represent?
Hurt that is old/familiar or memories that are still uncomfortable/disturbing.
What is the mood of the poem?
Strongly empathetic, as the reader understands that even the pain might be better than the emptiness.
Comment on the structure of the poem.
It reads like a monologue: simply stated; reflective; flowing, acheived through the blank verse and enjambment throughout. creates a conversational style/flow
also not completely clear: emulates uncertainty
What is the poet’s tone?
A tone of despair/ hurt as the poet contemplating the existence of wanting the luggage removed what questioning what would be done with the emptiness.
How is the breakup presented?
in an unadorned, plain sense – the understatement may give emotional significance to the event.
Throughout the poem the speaker is adressing someone. How is the use of pronoun shifted according to emotion?
Previously “you”: mood painful because speaking to new potential lover
Third stanza: removing traces speaks to hope and desire
what does the speaker imply, when he says “some i even like”?
He implies that our hurt makes us who we are; that he enjoys some memories. doesn’t want them completely gone.
