The Last Words of My English Grandmother Themes
Old Age
When a poem is called "The Last Words of My English Grandmother," the chances are pretty high that old age is going to be a major theme. This poem definitely doesn't pull any punches when it comes...
Death
You gotta hand it to this poem. "The Last Words of My English Grandmother" delivers on what the title promises. It shows the final few hours and the last moments of the speaker's grandmother—oh,...
Madness
Madness might be kind of an extreme word for the sort of mental illness shown in "The Last Words of My English Grandmother." The poem is an honest portrait of the effects that dementia can have on...
Power
"Powerlessness" might be a better way to describe how this theme pops up in "The Last Words of My English Grandmother." The poem gives a touching portrait of how our personal power is taken away fr...