Caesura keeps the feeling of natural flow and is soothing to
The extended metaphor compares a literal tenant to read, or it can add a dramatic pause.
the memories of the writer’s partner who is taking up
Doesn’t stay permanently which is linked
unwanted space in their heart. Treating the heart as to the loved one leaving. Implies love is
The Tenant
a physical place. Antithesis seen in line 1 temporary.
and line 18
TONE : conversational
-speaker is explaining
Loved one
There is no room for you If there’s no room, there’s no love.
Caesura Implies there has only been one significant lover relationship.
In my heart. The only tenant gives the reader the idea that the speaker is trying to distance their self from
the situation
their previous partner.
Who ever lived there left Space between line 3 and 4→ We think the tenant has simply left until we read that
they have also left their “luggage” behind. Implying it’s difficult to move on.
Some luggage behind. ➔ Reason there is no room.(emotional baggage)
Adverb adds Caesura → Emphasises the separation.
Forcefully remove.
an air of The enjambment emphasizes the "she" is
I didn’t even evict her. She No fuss was made, and no
disbelief for placing blame. It also draws our attention
the speaker.Simply left without a word. consideration was taken by to "simply" which has its own importance.
the tenant.
I keep hoping she will come
remove
Back and collect her luggage ➔ Collect the memories. The speaker hopes the lover will
return or will explain why she left.
Or at least arrange for disposal
discard
Clean out the place, throw out
IDIOMATIC EXPRESSION meaning to forget “old memories”.
Old memories.
I could possibly live with
METAPHOR alludes to the impact of the lover on the speaker’s life. The
The marks on the walls. Some ‘marks’ represent the memories.
indestructible
Are completely indelible
Some I even like. ➔ The speaker has warm memories of their lover.
Last stanza emphasises
Afraid to move on. They are also afraid of refilling the space and getting hurt again.
her loneliness
But you see I am afraid that
If it all goes, what will I do
With all that empty space. Represents an end to their relationship.
MOOD:
The mood begins nonchalantly and shift to becoming
THEMES: sombre(dark) as he contemplates the reality of missing her.
Loss, love, human connection
There is a shift in tone from conversational to frank in the final
TONE: stanza, in which the speaker expresses the fear that if they rid
themself of their emotional baggage and memories that they
tone is melancholic, reflective, will feel bereft and that there will be a void in their life, (‘that
pensive (thoughtful) empty space.’).
The extended metaphor compares a literal tenant to read, or it can add a dramatic pause.
the memories of the writer’s partner who is taking up
Doesn’t stay permanently which is linked
unwanted space in their heart. Treating the heart as to the loved one leaving. Implies love is
The Tenant
a physical place. Antithesis seen in line 1 temporary.
and line 18
TONE : conversational
-speaker is explaining
Loved one
There is no room for you If there’s no room, there’s no love.
Caesura Implies there has only been one significant lover relationship.
In my heart. The only tenant gives the reader the idea that the speaker is trying to distance their self from
the situation
their previous partner.
Who ever lived there left Space between line 3 and 4→ We think the tenant has simply left until we read that
they have also left their “luggage” behind. Implying it’s difficult to move on.
Some luggage behind. ➔ Reason there is no room.(emotional baggage)
Adverb adds Caesura → Emphasises the separation.
Forcefully remove.
an air of The enjambment emphasizes the "she" is
I didn’t even evict her. She No fuss was made, and no
disbelief for placing blame. It also draws our attention
the speaker.Simply left without a word. consideration was taken by to "simply" which has its own importance.
the tenant.
I keep hoping she will come
remove
Back and collect her luggage ➔ Collect the memories. The speaker hopes the lover will
return or will explain why she left.
Or at least arrange for disposal
discard
Clean out the place, throw out
IDIOMATIC EXPRESSION meaning to forget “old memories”.
Old memories.
I could possibly live with
METAPHOR alludes to the impact of the lover on the speaker’s life. The
The marks on the walls. Some ‘marks’ represent the memories.
indestructible
Are completely indelible
Some I even like. ➔ The speaker has warm memories of their lover.
Last stanza emphasises
Afraid to move on. They are also afraid of refilling the space and getting hurt again.
her loneliness
But you see I am afraid that
If it all goes, what will I do
With all that empty space. Represents an end to their relationship.
MOOD:
The mood begins nonchalantly and shift to becoming
THEMES: sombre(dark) as he contemplates the reality of missing her.
Loss, love, human connection
There is a shift in tone from conversational to frank in the final
TONE: stanza, in which the speaker expresses the fear that if they rid
themself of their emotional baggage and memories that they
tone is melancholic, reflective, will feel bereft and that there will be a void in their life, (‘that
pensive (thoughtful) empty space.’).
