Edward: Repetitive Form

The first thing that I noticed in this poem was the repetition in the form of the poem and in certain lines and phrases. This poem was very hard to follow due to this unusual nature. I think I understand the gist of the poem but lack the entire meaning. Edward starts off killing his hawk, and his mother somewhat sugarcoats his wrongdoing. Next, he kills his steed and yet again his mother does not let him know of his wrongdoing. Finally, Edward kills his father. His mother then asks what is he going to do. Each stanza showed a progession in Edward's offenses until they became so great he would be forced to leave his old life behind. In the end, he blamed his mother for not giving him proper advice or punishing him for his wrongdoings. Because he was able to get away with his faults, he never learned anything from them and continued to commit a more serious offense. I think that the author is trying to imply that punishment and consequences have good intentions in teaching valuable lessons. However, many aspects of the poem still remain unclear to me. I will be interested to hear other peoples' thoughts and interpretations of this poem.