Classic and Contemporary Poetry
A CORRECTION, by ROBERT FROST Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: When we told you minus twenty Last Line: What we found was minus forty. Subject(s): Mathematics | ||||||||
When we told you minus twenty Here this morning, that seemed plenty. We were trying to be modest (Said he spitting in the sawdust), And moreover did our guessing By the kitchen stove while dressing. Come to dress and make a sortie, What we found was minus forty. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...GEOMETRY IS THE MIND OF GOD by JAMES GALVIN ST. FRANCIS EINSTEIN OF THE DAFFODILS (FIRST VERSION) by WILLIAM CARLOS WILLIAMS CHANG MCTANG MCQUARTER CAT by JOHN CIARDI A MORTIFYING MISTAKE by ANNA MARIA PRATT A DREAM OF JULIUS CAESAR by ROBERT FROST |
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