The text being analyzed is the poem First Memory by Louise Glück, a poem possibly about some of the memories the author had as a child.
The first big idea would have to be revenge, that's what drives the thought in this poem. The word wounded could be in service of this idea of revenge. He's been 'wounded' and wants revenge for the wrong-doing. At the end of this idea there is repetition of a certain phrase: 'For what he was - for what I was:'. Although the 'he' and the 'I' are in juxtaposition to each other. The colon forms the transition to the next big idea.
The two most important words of this second big idea are most likely pain and loved. The pain was connected to the fact that he wasn't loved, or rather that's what he thought the pain was. The word loved is repeated, although with contrasting context 'I was not loved. It meant I loved.' The author starts the first idea and second idea the same by saying 'Long ago' and 'From the beginning of time'. Both of these statements are a reference to his past.
This poem portrays a memory and strong emotion through the author's use of repetition and punctuation.
The first big idea would have to be revenge, that's what drives the thought in this poem. The word wounded could be in service of this idea of revenge. He's been 'wounded' and wants revenge for the wrong-doing. At the end of this idea there is repetition of a certain phrase: 'For what he was - for what I was:'. Although the 'he' and the 'I' are in juxtaposition to each other. The colon forms the transition to the next big idea.
The two most important words of this second big idea are most likely pain and loved. The pain was connected to the fact that he wasn't loved, or rather that's what he thought the pain was. The word loved is repeated, although with contrasting context 'I was not loved. It meant I loved.' The author starts the first idea and second idea the same by saying 'Long ago' and 'From the beginning of time'. Both of these statements are a reference to his past.
This poem portrays a memory and strong emotion through the author's use of repetition and punctuation.
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