Poem Analysis: Before She Died By Karen Chase
Claudia Robinson
August 19, 2015
PR #1-Term 1
“Before She Died” Karen Chase
Many thoughts run through my head when I read “Before She Died” by Karen Chase. The title itself is enthralling because it is about death, and it’s about the death of the loved one. The simple phrase “I look at it for you” (Line 1) sparks my passion about friendship, separation, and later in the poem, the afterlife. The tone Chase delivers is so heartwarming because it is a result how deep the friendship or relationship is. It does not clarify whether the deceased person is a relative or friend, but either way Chase exhibits how traumatic death of a loved one can be. Another aspect of the poem that is engrossing is the shift to talking about the afterlife. The apostrophe
August 19, 2015
PR #1-Term 1
“Before She Died” Karen Chase
Many thoughts run through my head when I read “Before She Died” by Karen Chase. The title itself is enthralling because it is about death, and it’s about the death of the loved one. The simple phrase “I look at it for you” (Line 1) sparks my passion about friendship, separation, and later in the poem, the afterlife. The tone Chase delivers is so heartwarming because it is a result how deep the friendship or relationship is. It does not clarify whether the deceased person is a relative or friend, but either way Chase exhibits how traumatic death of a loved one can be. Another aspect of the poem that is engrossing is the shift to talking about the afterlife. The apostrophe