Night sweats Flashcards
who wrote the poem
Robert Lowell
what does it focus on
Bipolar disorder
is there rhyme
yes but not in a certain order, it adds dramatic effect to show it is a serious condition.
what structure does the poem contain
2 sonnets
who is the audience
it is for those who don’t understand and how it feels to him and what he struggles with.
how does the reader feel during the poem
distressed and depressed
what are the two stages of bipolar disorder
manic and depression
who helped him through his issues and struggles with bipolar disorder
Elizabeth, his wife at that time
what does “The black web” imply
his bipolar disorder traps him like a web and black because it usually conveys darkness and depression.
what does he talk about in the first half
his struggles and how having a bipolar disorder affects his life. Also having writers block and how that affects him.
what is writers block
not knowing what to write and running out of ideas.
