Theme 4 literature

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vwo
• Leerjaar 6

Conflict and Oxymoron
Define. Function?

Test Theme 4

Literature:

- Knowledge of period

- Literary terms

- Fragment

- Poem

Love after Love

Derek Walcott

First reaction?
Meaning?

• Loving yourself, your innerself
• Self recognition
• Healing
• Reassuring
• Losing yourself
• Relationship
• Eating: communion
• Ending the pain

Answers

(Ex. 3, page 103)

1 That the 'you' in the poem is not yet ready for the confrontation with him- or herself. ('The time will come …')

2 – 'with elation' (l.2)
'smile' (l.5)  'love again' (l.7)  'Feast' (l.15)  

3 – 'your self' (l.7)
'who' (l.9)   'whom' (l.10)  'who' (l.11) 

4 The character should celebrate this 'new' friendship.

5  The 'you' in the poem has lost his love for him-/herself. Now, by accepting him-/herself, this character will once again love 

 The 'you' in the poem has been in a relationship with someone else. Now that relationship is over and the person is alone, but learns to love himself or herself. So it's love for self coming after love for another.