Olds Takes Us Back In Time
“I Go Back To May, 1937” by Sharon Olds is about the speaker traveling back in time and observing her parents while they are still in college, and before they conceive of her. ... Olds uses many visual images to take you back in time, and in these images are metaphors and similes. There are numerous images that Olds uses in this poem, as Olds is trying to take you back to a certain point of time. ... This sensory image gives you a detailed look of what Olds is seeing as she goes back in time. ... Olds is now talking about her father and is saying that he is arrogant, meaning he won’t be thinking of the consequences of his actions. Olds says that he is handsome and blind, which shows that he may not even know what he will be getting himself into. ... Olds uses this metaphor instead of a separate one because it is concise and clear and it is easy too see the point that the speaker is trying to get across.