IN CONFIDENCE

Jose Palma Y Velasquez

I. ANALYSE THE POEM USING FORMALISM

Point of View
- Second Person Point of View. The word “you” is used in this point of view.

Character
- None

Setting
- None

Plot
- Introduction: The two loved each other.
- Rising Action: He tells that he love his life too.
- Climax: The man confesses about his love ones.
- Falling action: The girl does not know it.
- Conclusion: He asked if he imagined how sad it is.

Symbol
- The “soul” symbolizes life.

Theme
- The main theme is its okay to tell a secret to someone because it feels better
when you tell it. It’s okay to say what you feel towards someone because who
knows if he/she feels the same way. Don’t be afraid to say what you feel life is
too short to hide your feelings.

II. ARE THE ELEMENTS UNIFIED ENOUGH TO SATISFY UTILE FUNCTION OF LITERATURE?
- Yes, the elements are enough to satisfy the utile function of literature. One
principle that unites the practice(s) of literary formalism, it is an understanding
of form not as external or supplemental to, not as a container or ornament for
an internal, essential content or meaning, but instead as an important
constituent of content and integral to the production of meaning. Different
means and to different ends; formalists reject the notion of “mere” or superficial
form in favor of form as “an essential shaping principle” that gives meaning and
function to the “matter” or raw material of the text.

III. What realities are in the poem?

- Everything in the poem is realities because this is really happening in real life. We
are all afraid to admit our feelings because we think we might get rejected. But
don’t be afraid to tell what you feel because who knows if he/she is the one for
you. Don’t be afraid to say how you feel. You don’t want to look back in 10 years
and regret for not telling her.