How do you analyze Amends by Adrienne Rich?

Answer 1

You look at various things when trying to analyze poems.

First you look at the central idea of the poem and how it relates to the title.

Here Amends relates to the central idea of the poem, because the moon is trying to make amends for the long and tiring day.

Then you can look at the description and the language used as well as the choice of words.

So Amends has personification, Imagery, Similies and Metaphors and other literary features.

You can look at certain adjectives and verbs used and say why they are effective.

Look at the Mood/atmosphere of the poem and how the words help create this mood or effect for the reader.

Here the choice of words are very subtle at times but it varies throughout the poem. This gives the reader the idea of some kind of flow. You can see the movement through out the poem be it by the pouring, flicking , picking or exploding.

Then you can look at more technical features of the poem

the structure is split up into 4 stanzas with 4 lines each.

Answer 2

amends is about how the moonlight wants to make amends with the humans when they are sleeping. the moon is feeling sorry for the people who have problems and have to sleep on it. but during our sleep we dnt think about problems, we dnt really think about anything. hope that answers ure question

Answer 3

The poem 'Amends' by Adrienne Rich is an expression of how women are left to rectify damages done and faults in the environment brought about by men. The mood of the poem is cold, clear and still, except for one instance in the first stanza. It highlights the moon - an example of femininity - which touches and thereby heals or sheds light on various natural and manmade inanimate objects, ultimately falling upon the closed eyes of sleeping people. The use of personification, anaphora (the word 'as') and imagery is prevalent throughout the poem.