The Speaker (“Introspection”)
The speaker in “Introspection” is carrying out a self-analysis to apprehend the preoccupations in a human being’s heart. In other words, the speaker is soul-searching. The deductions that the speaker arrives at regarding the human heart are grounded on the speaker’s subjective elucidations.
The Speaker (“The River”)
The speaker in “The River” envisages two dreams. The prevalent image in the two poems is a river, although it is denoted as a stream in the second poem. The river appeals to the speaker due to its limpidness and flawlessness.
The Speaker (“The Dead”)
The speaker in “The Dead” has delusions about her grandmother who resurfaces in her memory every so often. The speaker mulls over the appearance her grandmother in the living room and the park.
