Bring on the tough stuff - there’s not just one right answer.
- What’s the difference between loving yourself and being a narcissist? What in this poem gives you an idea about the dividing line?
- What’s the nature of the relationship between the poem’s speaker and “you”? How do you think this speaker knows “you” so well?
- The speaker says you ignored yourself for “another.” Do you think this was an actual, separate person (i.e., an ex-lover), or could it be just a different version of “yourself”? How can you tell?
- Do you think there are really multiple versions of “you”? Do you think the speaker believes that? What parts of the poem support your answer?
- What does it mean to “Feast on your life”? How would the speaker answer that question?