Pattern Poems 4

"Edward"'s progressive pattern helps to clarify what is happening. He goes from killing a small animal, to a large animal, and eventually to his own father. And when he finally admits that, his mother stops questioning hi, meaning she knew who he had killed all along. And at the end, he says it was the "counsels she gave to [him]" that caused him to do it. Although he now has to run away for the crimes he did, his mother is the one who will have to live with the "spiritual" consequences. It is a strong poem about how other people can influence you to do things you otherwise would never think of. He has to abandon everything he's ever known to escape punishment while his mom gets off free and clear. And yet all she is concerned about is herself.