Triple Entry Journals: "The Business"


Impressions
Questions
Resolutions
The theme seems to be suggested in the first line of the poem. "To be in love." How should we utilize the convention of this title?

a.) Forget about the title for a minute.
b.)Forget about the convention of the title.
c.)Consider the poem an opposite of the title.



The final thought changes from the original theme, not pursuing the same path as it once did.

How should I treat the function of the final line?  


Lines are broken (sentences), affecting the meaning of the poem. "If you love" ending the line without specifics.

"Except that (what) occurs?" (Bachelard) - the theme of this poem is a house, each new thoiught is in a different room.

Barter is necessary for love. Love is necessary for life. Love is always a mystery.

What correlation can be drawn between love and bartering?  


The line form of the poem seems to function as the punctuation, enabling the poem to be read with a certain rhythm.
Is the final line an extension of the title? Final line seems to tie everything together.
 

How can the rhythm of this piece be determined? Is that determined strictly by using the form of the poem, or can other methods be used?

 
 

Does the final section mean that Barter was a way of sustenance for the Indians, just as love is a way of sustenance for the white man?