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New Moon
Author's Analysis
Her health declined over much of her life
Teasdale committed suicide in 1933 in an overdose, after being depressed for many years, people now believing she was manic
Day, you have bruised and beaten me,
As rain beats down the bright, proud sea,
Beaten my body, bruised my soul,
Left me nothing lovely or whole --
Yet I have wrested a gift from you,
Day that dies in dusky blue:
For suddenly over the factories
I saw a moon in the cloudy seas --
A wisp of beauty all alone
In a world as hard and gray as stone --
Oh who could be bitter and want to die
When a maiden moon wakes up in the sky?
Interviewee's Perspectives Likeness and Differences
Question 1 What do you think the meaning of the poem is?
"That there is always beauty, even in darkness."
Interviewee #1:
Damion
20
High school graduate
High IQ
Gamer
Question 1 What do you think the meaning of the poem is?
"To make people question why anyone would want to die when there are such small beauties in the world."
Interviewee #2
Austin
18
GED Educated
Work-A-Holic
Father
Lives through humor
Question 3 What was your gut reaction?
"Gut reaction to the poem is that it's overall negative because the author felt beaten down by something in their life, and their poem was a way to outlet it. The poem is strong and is open to interpretation for all."
Question 1 What do you think the meaning is?
" Literally: It's sort of a diamond in the rough type deal. Even in the worst of times,there's always something positive and bright waiting
Figuratively:There's always a positive even in the darkest of times."
Question 2 What does this poem remind you of?
"It reminds me of some from the 1800s standing on a balcony in a city looking at the moon."
Question 2 What does the poem remind you of? Any personal life events?
"Even in a time I thought I was happy with my ex, I was really being beaten down, and when I thought there would only be darkness I found someone."
Question 3 What was your gut reaction?
"It made me cry, it touched me really deeply."
Interviewee #3
Kristen
High School Student
Old School Gamer
Question 2 What does this poem remind you of?
" Reminds me of a quote from Albus Dumbledore, "Happiness can be found, even in the darkest of times, if one only remembers to turn on the light." From personal experience, I think of how even though schoolwork stresses me out, my good grades lead to a bright future.
Question 3 What was your gut reaction to the poem?
"I instantly believed in it's moral meaning."