Point of View

The poem is written in a third person omniscient point of view. That means that the poem is not told from the perspective of any of the characters in particular, but rather from that of a narrator who stands outside the story. This narrator can be said to be omniscient because they are not limited to any particular character's ways of thinking. Instead, they are able to narrate the thoughts and inner lives of every character within the poem, giving readers the ability to understand what everyone in the poem is thinking and feeling.

This sort of narration is typical for narrative poetry, as it is common in other long kinds of narrative (for instance, many novels also use this point of view). Some narrators function like characters themselves, presenting a perspective on the story’s events or even having distinct personalities and backstories. For...