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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
EXPOSITION OF THE CONTENTS OF A CAB, by WALLACE STEVENS Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: Victoria clementina, negress Last Line: Except linen, embroidered / by elderly women? Subject(s): African Americans - Women; Taxis | |||
Victoria Clementina, negress, Took seven white dogs To ride in a cab. Bells of the dogs chinked. Harness of the horses shuffled Like brazen shells. Oh-h??-h??! Fragrant puppets By the green lake-pallors, She too is flesh, And a breech-cloth might wear, Netted of topaz and ruby And savage blooms ; Thridding the squawkiest jungle In a golden sedan, White dogs at bay. What breech-cloth might you wear- Except linen, embroidered By elderly women ? | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...EIGHTEEN-DOLLAR TAXI TRIP TO TIZAPAN AND BACK TO CHAPALA by CLARENCE MAJOR CROSSTOWN by ALICIA SUSKIN OSTRIKER ESSAY: ON THE WORLD AS WILL OR WILL NOT by ELENI SIKELIANOS THE TAXI by FRANKLIN PIERCE ADAMS WEST 58TH STREET by MELVILLE CANE THE CONTRAST by HARRY HIBBARD KEMP CROSSTOWN by ALICIA SUSKIN OSTRIKER |
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