continuum notes

« The whole structrure of the poem is due to the fact tat he is tired, drousy… Time : • Time is not measurable  “A long moment stretches, the next one is not time” A moment can’t be late, image of how time passes out during the night + He is lost and tired, the way he expects time to be like in the poem is not reality.

“ Religion: The poem is composed of seven stanzas, which may refer to the seven days of the creation of the world.

With the six days of creating and the seventh day for resting.

In the 7th stanza, the poet goes to sleep.

This is an important religious reference because it slinks to the fact that he rests on the seventh day. The “sky” is the permanent residence of god = heaven.

It is an other religion to God, who is the source of all inspiration and creation. Identity: The poet writes about himself; but In the last stanza there is a conflict in identity, The poet and insomniac man, separe at his end  “Close the door behing the author” our interpretation is that he is confused about himself and who he is.. »