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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
STUDY OF TWO PEARS, by WALLACE STEVENS Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: Opusculum paedagogum / the pears are not viols Last Line: As the observer wills Subject(s): Pear Trees; Trees; Pears | |||
I Opusculum paedagogum. The pears are not viols, nudes or bottles. They resemble nothing else. II They are yellow forms Composed of curves Bulging toward the base. They are touched red. III They are not flat surfaces Having curved outlines. They are round tapering toward the top. IV In the way they are modelled There are bits of blue. A hard dry leaf hangs From the stem. V The yellow glistens. It glistens with various yellows, Citrons, oranges andn greens Flowering over the skin. VI The shadows of the pears Are blobs on the green cloth. The pears are not seen As the observer wills. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THE LAST DAY OF AUGUST by NAOMI SHIHAB NYE A PEAR LIKE A POTATO by JOHN UPDIKE A LEAFY WELCOME by MARY JANE DEW ESPALIERED PEAR TREES by LINDA PASTAN |
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