The poem uses the device of ekphrasis using the woman as the persona. The immediate appeal of this poem derives from the images - cards, candles, flames, alone, sitting down – it presents. These details blend together to create a picture of melancholy, thus, giving justice for the persona to long for a happy ending. It enhances the original art by giving it a new angle of presentation.
The poem is structured in tight form using two stanza patterns.
I am also stirred to know further about the persona; like, what specific happy ending does the persona wants. e.g. reunion of a lover, liberty, authority. Adding more detail will strengthen its insight, and maybe, specificity will bring more weight to the resolution of the poem. Also, the word “motionless” in the second line defeats the purpose of ekphrasis: make the painting move. Recapturing the movement of the woman in the painting will make the line more precise.
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