Radika Mirna Niken

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Poetry Explication Mid Term

Father
(by Erbee Pram)
father
the candle is thee,
sparkling in the gloom of my heart
in me thou shall ne’er be apart
I miss the moments we shared dusk
thou painted the sky with rainbow
and when to thee I could not hold to ask
thou said,”This is the path you”

Enjambments :

Father
the candle is thee,
sparkling in the gloom of my heart {Enjambment 1}

thou painted the sky with rainbow

and when to thee I could not hold to ask
thou said,”This is the path you” {enjambment 2}
Paraphrases :

father,
the candle is just for you
sparkling in the gloom of my heart
you are always in me thou and shall ne'er be apart
I miss the moments when we shared dusk together
thou painted the sky with the rainbow
and when to thee to see you i always wanted to ask this to you
But then thou said, "This is the path you'll have to go"

Expilaction :

The poem above depicts a form of a deep longing for the figure of a "father", to remember his
father, he always lights a candle, this candle can be interpreted as a symbol of prayer,
remembering the beautiful memory with his father and always asking why this could happen to
him.