speaker has already decided that the relationship will be perfect, or a disaster, no in between

speaker is trying to make it seem like the drama is part of her charm

from the speakers point of view, she actually loved her past lovers, but they only loved to love, causing them to think she was crazy

changes a person, but only for a passing moment, and has done this several times, shown from the fact that their were several guys

blank space- nothingness, break

shows the speaker knows she is making a mistake, and has made the same mistake before

speaker is meeting subject, for the first time

shows this is a cycle

male is looking at other girls instead of the road, showing he dose not highly value saftey

it is a cycle

speaker admits she has cheated on the male, but both still like eachother

male is cheating on the speaker

the conculsion of the song, shows that the cycle continues, and wont stop

emphasizing the end of the relationship, showing she is done

dark setting

the end of a fairy-tail? Cinderella and all? maybe

this makes the other character seem dark/creepy almost, because of the word choice

the speaker dose not want to build the wall, not knowing who/what he is walling out or within, but does so anyway, so not to bring offense to others.

the other caracter wants to isolate (for all we know) himself from the outside world, saying good fences, good barrirers, make good neighbors

the 2 characters are nothing alike, like a pine, and apple tree

the wall isolates, and something/someone dose not like this

mending- to fix wall- a barrier to keep something in, or out

fixing the barrier that keeps people divided

this shows how losing still affects people even though it happens constantly.

losing things is not a big deal

then people start losing more and more in a quicker succession, the tolerace is built even further, and now larger things, like names, trips, and memoryes are not that big of a deal.

when we lose something with little meaning, we begin building a tolerance to lass, and acceptit.

this line was repeated twice in as many stanzas, making it the overall idea of the idea of the beginning of the poem.

we prepare to lose certain things, so that when we later lose them, we are not harmed

it is not hard to lose, whether it be, hope, people, or anything else

one could mean unity, so the title could mean that art is art, no matter what it is, if one person sees something as art, then it is art.

a base in science

all of the first and last line of every stanza are cut, so the last is the start, and the first is the end.

the descriptions, stimulate the sense of sight, and your imagination

author is concerned about the harm humans do to the ocean, after showing its natural beauty

the ocean, maintains itself off of the creatures that inhabit it, and is growing old (environmental issues?)

wade- to walk through water or some other liquid black shows darkness, and wading through it means it is difficult to move through. showing fear

shows how the family/kid is comfortable while their father is suffering

make the cold seem exstremly hash

makes it seem like the father is expected to suffer for the sake of the family

shows the hardships and suffering the father was going through

abusive father?

Sundays are a day of rest, and yet the father is still working hard while he aches and is in pain.

this is when the game is turned around, and the speakers opinion of their teammates, inproving greatly

shows teamwork, and coordination, and the ability to adapt to new circumstances

word choice like gathering, and cherished possession, show how passionately the speaker feels about basket ball

this shows, a basketball, almost going through the hoop, but doesn't. the word choice of helplessly, and hangs there, makes the message seem prolonged and more emotional.