Edward

This poem is set with a man speaking with his mother. He tells her of the bad things he has done such as killing his hawk, his steed, and his father. the first two stanzas the man is lying. in the third stanza he admits to killing his father. it might be assumed thats the mother wanted him to kill his father or she told him to kill his father. the mother wanted the wealth and now the man feels guilty, the poem gets less innocent as it goes on. The poem uses a specific pattern. There is a repetition of Edward, Edward and Mother Mother which allows the reader to know who is speaking. Also The last line of each speach has an "O" letting the reader know that that person is done speaking and a new topic is coming up. The pattern through out this poem allows the reader to avoid confusion and lets them learn more about the characters.