Analysis Of The Hate Poem By Julie Sheehan

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As you begin to read “The Hate Poem” by Julie Sheehan your first impression will probably be that the speaker loathes the person that they are writing about. However, as you continue to read the poem and look deeper into its meanings you may find that they may not be as crystal clear as they first appeared. The hate that is spoken of again and again may not be hate at all. In fact though the speaker never comes out and directly states their hatred they may really be trying to portray the exact opposite The speaker of the poem seems to be a woman judging by the line "My breasts relaxing in their holster from morning to night hate you.” but the gender of the subject remains unknown. This poem is extremely relatable. Almost everyone has experienced the horrible tragic confusion of loving and hating someone at the same time, whether is be a family member, a significant other or a friend. …show more content…

“The poem says everything about me hates everything about you.” This shows how infatuated the speaker is with this person. Everything about them is consumed by this passion. They are constantly thinking about them.The speaker also illustrates their obsession by describing their hate in terms of small things. For example “the way I hold my pencil hates you.” and “My breasts relaxing in their holster from morning to night hate you.” There are many examples like this throughout the poem. These proclamations of hate use personification to grab the readers attention. The way someone holds their pencil cannot really feel hate. It is the speaker who feels the hate in everything that they do and see. These small things that bring forth the speakers head symbolize that they cannot get this person out of their head. The smallest things remind the speaker of the person in

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