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INTERMEZZO by MARILYN NELSON

Poem Explanation Poet Analysis

First Line: POMP, AT THE FOOT OF HER LACY BED
Last Line: TO GIVE POMP A MARBLE
Subject(s): SLAVERY; RECONSTRUCTION (1865-1876); FREEDOM;
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