mean time

Question 1

summary

Answer 1

• the poem begins with the speaker stating that the clocks went back an hour -a clear reference to daylight savings.
• she goes on to compare the loss of light in her life to the loss of love.
• while living in a new, darker, and much more depressed state, she goes into the wrong part of town.
• the speaker spends her days wandering the streets in the rain and mourning the past.
• her heart is unable to let go of the worst moments of her last relationship.
• although she wishes that her memories were different, she is resigned to the fact that she can’t change them.

Question 2

what is the poetic voice?

Answer 2

• a person reflecting on relationships and how time has been cruel to the love shared between the speaker and another person.
• intimate with the reader.

Question 3

how is the poetic voice created?

Answer 3

• direct address ->confiding in the reader about her emotions.
• vivid imagery ->sensory details to create a strong sense of place and emotion, bringing the experiences back to life.
• personification ->personifies time as it has an active role in stealing light and altering their perspective.
• play on words ->title- sense of cruelty or indifference in the sense of time.

Question 4

themes

Answer 4

• time
• regret