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THE 'ANTI' AND THE FLY by CHARLOTTE PERKINS STETSON GILMAN

Poet Analysis

First Line: THE FLY UPON THE CARTWHEEL
Last Line: THINKS SHE MAKES THE WHEELS GO BACK!
Subject(s): WOMEN'S RIGHTS; FEMINISM;

The fly upon the Cartwheel
Thought she made all the Sound;
He thought he made the Cart go on-
And made the wheels go round.

The Fly upon the Cartwheel
Has won undying fame
For Conceit that was colossal,
And Ignorance the same.



But today he has a Rival
As we roll down History's Track-
For the "Anti" on the Cartwheel
Thinks she makes the Wheels go back!





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