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I HAVE BEEN A STRANGER IN A STRANGE LAND' by RITA DOVE

Poem Explanation Poet Analysis

First Line: IT WASN'T BLISS. WHAT WAS BLISS
Last Line: warming her outstretched palm
Subject(s): ADAM & EVE; BIBLE; DESIRE; EDEN; LIFE; TEMPTATION; EVE;

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