5. Although the speaker admires the clothes it causes her pain, physically and emotionally “Snapped, drew blood” She feels rejected. It draws blood from her and causes her pain. The speaker feels that she doesn't have the right to wear the clothes “ I can never be as lovely as those clothes” “My Costume clung to me” The clothes suffocate her and cause her harm and discomfort
6. THE SPEAKER HAS SELF DOUBT “I couldn’t rise up out of its fire”
7. “Tried to catch a glimpse in the Miniature glass Circle” The speaker never see a full image of her self in the mirrors. She sees a broken image.
8. “…recall the story How the three of us Sailed to England” Pain & Separation “Prickly heat had me screaming on the way.” ^ this quote suggests that the journey was traumatic and caused the family a lot of pain. The “prickly heat” may suggest that the baby got a heat rash.
9. “I pictured my birth place” Distance & Longing “Staring through fretwork”