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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE SNAKE, by THEODORE ROETHKE Poem Explanation Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: I saw a young snake glide Subject(s): Animals; Snakes; Serpents; Vipers | |||
I saw a young snake glide Out of the mottled shade And hang, limp on a stone: A thin mouth, and a tongue Stayed, in the still air. It turned; it drew away; Its shadow bent in half; It quickened, and was gone. I felt my slow blood warm. I longed to be that thing, The pure, sensuous form. And I may be, some time. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THE IMAGINED COPPERHEAD by ANDREW HUDGINS TO THE SNAKE by DENISE LEVERTOV FIVE ACCOUNTS OF A MONOGAMOUS MAN by WILLIAM MEREDITH TANKA DIARY (8) by HARRYETTE MULLEN SNAKE WOMAN by MARGARET ATWOOD A PORTRAIT OF MY ROOF by JAMES GALVIN |
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