Focus Journal # 20, Sharon Olds, the Promise, 591

Focus diary 20, Sharon Olds, The visit, 591 May 2, 2012 I. Understanding In this metrical composition Sharon Olds wishes the reader to believe that when terminally ill a man should have say in whether he continues to suffer in pain plot of ground useless, or to keep living. II. Analyzing In this poem Olds does a ample job painting a opthalmic picture in the readers mind. We are also in our/bed, fitted naked near/ along each other? half passed out/ after love, locomote back and/ forth across the border of consciousness, our/ bodies buoyant, clasped. These problems allow the reader to call how much the couple love each other, and the enjoyment they have together. The mental imagery in these lines is so amazingly written and described. The wife ac have intercourseledges the husbands fear that she provide not kill him if he terminally ill. The narrator uses pathos while assuring her husband I tell you you dont/ know me if you think I will not/ kill you. The impact of this l ine also shows just how much she loves her husband.The fact that the couple is renewing our promise/ to kill each other allows the reader to also feel great emotion towards the couple. The feeling of love and compassion is so great during this poem. III. Evaluating and Synthesizing This poem had a very powerful emotional effect on me. I thought Olds did a beautiful job typography this poem. The argument Olds is debate is so controversial and I respect her so much for writing this piece of literature. I honestly dont know if I would ask my husband to kill me if I was terminally ill. That seems like a tough topic to think about.