<span>First person singular, past tense of the verb "to be": I WAS.</span>
<span>If I like it:
Yes, I like this poem. It seems/feels so intimate, yet somehow I feel connected to the character.
What emotions are there:
I believe the emotions a reader would feel would be sorrow, pity, despair, grief and helplessness because he/she has no power to help the abused.
What I would add to make it better:
I probably wouldn't, perhaps start posting it publicly to sites like 'Wattpad', to get a wider perspective from public comments.</span>
Answer:
First, we should read this passage 2 or 3 times, then find all the keywords and ideas and then expand them into a summary:
<em>knelt, kissing, worshiped, vision of a baby, scratched his wrist, slipped out of the house</em>
She worshiped him and showed that by kneeling and kissing his hand, but the vision of the baby face reminded her of something bad, so she scratched his wrist and slipped out of the house immediately.
An example of such author can be Benjamin Franklin. He was widely read by people throughout the colonies and his Poor Richard's Almanacs were a common household items. His audience were the common people and his purpose was to educate them and help people become better. Hi style was simple and direct, often full of word plays and funny anecdotes.
