Form and Structure

• This is an Elegy, a poem of mourning.
• Strong sense of form despite the free verse, stream of consciousness addressing her son directly – poignant
• No rhyme scheme = melancholic
• Enjambment gives it an anecdotal tone.
• Nearly half the lines have caesura – she is trying to hold it together, but can’t speak fluently as she is breaking inside.
• Rich texture of time shifts, and visual, aural and touch imagery.