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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
MY SENSES DO NOT DECEIVE ME, by MARIANNE MOORE Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: Like the light of a candle Last Line: Compared with the name. Subject(s): Hallucinations & Illusions | |||
Like the light of a candle Blown suddenly out, I witness illusion, And subsequent doubt. Like a drop in the bucket And liquid as flame, Is the proof of enjoyment Compared with the name. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...ILLUSIONS by GEORGIA DOUGLAS JOHNSON LOST ILLUSIONS by GEORGIA DOUGLAS JOHNSON THE PLEASURES OF IMAGINATION: BOOK 2 by MARK AKENSIDE BUILDING BLOCKS by VIRGINIA A. ALLIN THE PENTECOSTAL by DAVID BOTTOMS I MAY, I MIGHT, I MUST by MARIANNE MOORE |
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