In the Park

Poetry Analysis by Joel Heenan How is change of the persona / individual at the centre of 'In The Park' communicated in the narrative and through the language? 'In the Park' uses a sonnet format which is economical while allowing for a great impact by allowing it to be succinct. Having said that the poem as a whole has been written from the point of view of an observer, and therefore sounds very detached, almost as …

…life is like. "Time holds great surprises.", while being ironic, could also be the man expressing his faith things will get better for her, and in this way it may become a prophecy for her. We are left unresolved and the end of the sonnet, but we feel that whether or not she is able to improve her situation it seems she will be better able to deal than at the start of the poem.