Reflection
Reflection - meaning Summary
Perspective and Self-recognition
The poem presents a playful, concise meditation on perspective and self-awareness. The speaker laughs at an "Upside-Down Man" reflected in water, then imagines a reversed reality in which roles are switched. The final lines turn that laughter inward: what seems odd from one viewpoint may be normal from another. The poem invites readers to recognize relativity, empathy, and the limits of judging appearances.
Read Complete AnalysesEach time I see the Upside-Down Man Standing in the water, I look at him and start to laugh, Although I shouldn't oughtter. For maybe in another world Another time Another town, Maybe HE is right side up And I am upside down.
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