Jennifer Rankin, a Sydney born Australian female poet, offers her readers an abstract insight into the world she enters as a writer in her poem “I Had A Room”. As the title suggests, the poem achieves this through comparing what goes on in the personal sanctuary of her room to what goes on as time passes outside. As the poet finds herself encompassed by her work and her room, we are shown how through expressing …showed first 75 words of 1062 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1062 total…first person point of view gives the reader a more personal account of her experiences, and makes the use of a reflective or contemplative tone more effective. As only one stanza actually describes to the reader ordinary every-day details, whilst the other stanzas clearly use imagery and symbolism to express her emotions, the poem is seen to be a clear example of William Wordsworth’s definition of poetry, “Poetry is the spontaneous overflow of feelings”.