Classic and Contemporary Poetry
TWO OR THREE, by JOHN KEATS Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: Two or three posies Last Line: To hatch into sonnets. | ||||||||
(FROM A LETTER TO HIS SISTER) Two or three Posies With two or three simples-- Two or three Noses With two or three pimples-- Two or three wise men And two or three ninny's-- Two or three purses And two or three guineas-- Two or three raps At two or three doors-- Two or three naps Of two or three hours-- Two or three Cats And two or three mice-- Two or three sprats At a very great price-- Two or three sandies And two or three tabbies-- Two or three dandies And two Mrs-- mum! Two or three Smiles And two or three frowns-- Two or three Miles To two or three towns-- Two or three pegs For two or three bonnets-- Two or three dove eggs To hatch into sonnets. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...EXTRACTS FROM AN OPERA: 2. DAISY'S SONG by JOHN KEATS ITALY SWEET TOO! by JOHN KEATS LA BELLE DAME SANS MERCI by JOHN KEATS LAST SONNET (REVISED VERSION) by JOHN KEATS LINES ON THE MERMAID TAVERN by JOHN KEATS ODE ON A GRECIAN URN by JOHN KEATS |
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