As the
title indicates, in this poem, Jennings remembers her childhood. She contrasts her childhood
state of mind with her adult state. As a child she lived without analyzing her world too deeply
and that was a happier state for her. Then she did not "fret at thought" (in other
words, worry) or try to figure everything out: she simply lived and did not try to "whittle
a pattern" (make sense of everything). Adult thinking causes her anxiety, making her
sometimes "numb with fear." She looks...
Saturday, June 2, 2012
What is a detailed analysis of Elizabeth Jennings' poem "Reminiscence" in terms of summary, language, tone, imagery, and themes?
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