Night Sweat Revision Flashcards
1
Q
Who wrote Night Sweat?
A
Robert Lowell
2
Q
Who is Lowell?
A
A man with bipolar disorder who wrote experimental poetry.
3
Q
What are the three main ideas in Night Sweat?
A
- Anxiety if he will get over his writer’s block
- The poet’s youthful energy/creativity has died
- His wife is a light that grounds him in reality
4
Q
What are two examples of poetic techniques in Night Sweat with examples?
A
Personification - Night Sweat “my life’s fever is soaking in Night sweat” personification of his bipolar disorder
metaphor - “leaded eyelids” metaphor of his depression
