1. My New Found Understanding
A sense of rawness is what makes a poem have a since of meaning to me but to lose its rawness eventually loses my tune as a reader. ... "Ars Poetica", by MacLeish, described poetry as "palpable" (MacLeish 138) meaning something real or something you can feel. ... In these statements she points out to the reader the idea that love is not the only thing important in life. ... (Millay 144) At this point in the poem you might come to think that Millay thinks of love as an unimportant aspect of a human's life. ... Millay ends her poem with a bang, showing you that love is included in thos...
- Word Count: 1276
- Approx Pages: 5
- Has Bibliography
- Grade Level: High School