from Songs of
an Empty House
By Marguerite
Wilkinson
My father got
me strong and straight and slim,
And I give thanks to him;
My mother
bore me glad and sound and sweet, --
I kiss her feet.
I have no
son, whose life of flesh and fire
Sprang from my splendid sire,
No daughter
for whose soul my mother's flesh
Wrought raiment1 fresh.
Life's
venerable2 rhythms like a flood
Beat in my brain and blood,
Crying from
all the generations past,
"Is this the last?"
And I make
answer to my haughty3 dead,
Who made me, heart and head,
"Even
the sunbeams falter, flicker and bend --
I am the end."
1. raiment:
clothing or material
2. venerable:
commanding respect because of age, character, or position.3. haughty: expressing an attitude of superiority.
Title of poem:
What is this
poem about?
What is the
speaker's tone? Explain your answer using textual evidence.
1.The poem is about her not having any kids.
ReplyDelete2. The speakers tone is dull because she seems sad that she cant continue the bloodline.