Question

Can anybody please give the English analysis of the poem, Amnesia Selective by Meena Kandaswamy?

Answer 1

Meena Kandasamy is a famous Indian poet who talks about the fragility of memories and the feelings these bring on the mind of an individual.

Explanation:

• She tries to describe emotional and psychological pressure as well as trauma using various metaphoric terms in her poem.

• She uses references of sheets, full desks, paper crumbs, and inks to emphasize her message while elaborating on the effects of memories.

• She also explains the wickedness of painful memories and how they are forgotten after a while. Later these memories come back to haunt a person and make them revisit the bitter realities they once left.

• However, a whole lot of time has passed since an individual thought about their painful memories hence they do not fully remember it.