The poem “Last Night” written by Sharon Olds, describes a night of love, sex, and passion. I could say that she is relating a passional night that she experienced because she uses first person throughout the whole poem. The author portrays the moment with exquisite details of how everything happened; however, she leaves much more to the imagination. As readers, we do not know if she is having an affair, or if she is making love with her husband, boyfriend, or friend. We only know what she wants us to know, that it was wild encounter and she is insecure about the meaning of the moment. She is confused the next day, she does not know if it was only sex, or if it was love. The author provides details that creates a contradiction; she first expresses