The poem in analysis is titled Ah, are you digging into my grace? and is written by novelist and poet Thomas Hardy. There are two main speakers in the poem, although other characters have also been mentioned. The first to speak is a deceased woman, who tries to identify the visitor to her grave. The second main interlocutor is his living feline companion, who answers his questions. The dog mentions other characters whose presence the woman questions. The characters referred to are her lover, family members and the enemy. The poem is essentially a dialogue between the woman and her dog. She is astonished to hear that someone is "digging" on her grave, and is disappointed whenever she gives an anxious guess. The woman's first guess is her lover and she asks him if he is planting rue on his grave. Her feline companion (who doesn't know he's talking to her) informs her of her lover's marriage to a rich woman, by which she presumably can no longer be hurt considering his death. She guesses again, and ends up on “relative,” which is a family member. She is informed by the dog of their recognition that mourning will be of no benefit as she will not come back to life. The woman makes a final guess and asks if he is her enemy. He learns the opposite, that his enemy concluded the woman's unworthiness after death. Desperately, he asks once again; and his dog, worried about being annoying, finally announces his identity. The woman values ​​her dog's devotion and loyalty, which she later learns is not the case. His grave became a random place for the dog to bury his bones. The passage of time in the poem is based on the beginning and end of a short dialogue between the woman and the dog. Presumably, it is set in a cemetery, or...... middle of paper ......g (will live on). Overall, it seems like the tension dominates the resolution. Resolution may be established at a minor level, but the tension and opposition of ideas play an early and important role in the entertainment of the poem. Works Cited Clarke, R. (n.d.). The poetry of Thomas Hardy. rlwclarke. Retrieved February 1, 2014, from http://www.rlwclarke.net/Courses/LITS2002/2008-2009/12AHardy'sPoetry.pdf Find your creative muse. (n.d.). Find your creative muse. Retrieved March 2, 2014, from http://davehood59.wordpress.com/2011/03/26/what-is-the-importance-of-setting/Poems for Tragedy and Grief. (n.d.). Poet.org. Retrieved March 2, 2014, from http://www.poets.org/viewmedia.php/prmMID/5886Why are rhythm and rhyme important in poems?. (n.d.). The classroom. Retrieved March 2, 2014, from http://classroom.synonym.com/rhythm-rhyme-important-poems-1921.html