To read morning and evening
Read in the morning and in the evening is a poem by Bertolt Brecht .
statement
In his poem Reading Mornings and Evenings , Bertolt Brecht shows what significance the certainty of being needed by another, a loved one, has for a person's self-esteem.
The poem, divided into stanzas, can be divided into two sections. In the first section (lines 1-3), the lyric self reports on a statement from the loved one. We are not told who this beloved is. The lyric self limits itself to calling him "the one I love". All you learn is that he has confirmed to the lyric self that it is important to him. This confirmation now results in the behavior of the lyrical ego communicated to us in the second section of the poem. This section is introduced by the strongly emphasized “around”, which fills an entire line. Because the lyric self has the certainty that it is needed by the beloved, it pays attention to its integrity. It cares about itself because it cares about the loved one. Brecht makes it clear how great this concern is by making a raindrop appear to be a threat ( hyperbola ).
shape
The poem consists of two stanzas of different lengths. The first has three lines, the second stanza five.
The rhymed poem, which has neither a specific meter nor a fixed metric form , is written in a simple, unencrypted language. The verbs in the second section, each placed at the beginning of the line, show a certain increase (climax): pay attention, see, fear. In this poem, the poet succeeded in making the close relationship between two loving people clear through the portrayal of a phenomenon that at first appears paradoxical: out of love for the other, the lyrical self worries in an exaggerated way about its own life. In order not to forget how important it is to take care of yourself for the sake of the other, this text is to be “read morning and evening”.
