Critique of the Poem.. "My Grandmother's Sweater"

As we can observe, the poem is free from any form of rhyme and meter like Ode and Sonnet have. Thus, the way the author writes the poem uses the free-verse style

            The point of view used by the author is the first person point of view. It is also a descriptive type of poetry because it simply tells what the author feels. Specifically, this kind of poem falls under lyric poetry under descriptive type of poetry. It is for the reason that lyric poetry is considered to be author’s confession because it merely tells what the author feels through expressing it in the poem and unlike narrative poetry, it doesn’t tall a story.

            Upon reading the poem, we can feel the melancholic mood of the poem because the author’s line is full of bitterness and pain. The one who is speaking wants to convey to the reader how deep of depression and sadness she felt when her grandmother died and it only the sweater of her grandmother that can comfort her from loneliness.

            Also, the meaning of the poem is implied because the readers cant easily get what is the poem all about unless he reads it three to four times. The only clue that made me realized that her grandmother is already died is on the line stating “as they lay her into the ground”.

            It is very observable that the author doesn’t use any symbolism. The author just merely explains the thought trough using simple words. The only thing that make it hard to understand is it id full of outpouring of emotions.

            Lastly, each stanza is consistent with each other throughout the poem. Although it is not narrative, the author was able to convey the message in progressive form.