The poet considers the pain and trauma experienced by moms following abortions. The speaker addresses the offspring of the terminated pregnancies at the start of the poem. She imagines her interaction with those unborn children, vowing never to hit, entice with sweets, or subdue them. She calls themRead more
The poet considers the pain and trauma experienced by moms following abortions. The speaker addresses the offspring of the terminated pregnancies at the start of the poem. She imagines her interaction with those unborn children, vowing never to hit, entice with sweets, or subdue them. She calls them murdered children and takes responsibility for depriving them of the pleasures of life. She believes that by carrying out this cruel act, she has taken their identities, breaths, and every chance they may have had in life. She says inaudibly that ladies did not murder them on purpose. The mother’s feelings and unmatched love for her aborted children are spoken directly to them as she tells them that she loves them.
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Assonance: Assonance is the repetition of vowel sounds in the same line. For example, the sound of /i/ in “with a little or with no hair”. Anaphora: It refers to the repetition of a word or expression in the first part of some verses. For example, “Believe me” is repeated in the last stanza of the pRead more
“Believe me, I loved you all.
Believe me, I knew you, though faintly, and I loved, I loved you
All.”
“You will never neglect or beat
Them, or silence or buy with a sweet”.
The Mother Summary
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