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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
MY LANTERN, by MARIANNE MOORE Poet Analysis Poet's Biography
First Line: The banners unfurled by the warden
Last Line: So noisy, familiar, and safe by day.
First Line: The banners unfurled by the warden
Last Line: So noisy, familiar, and safe by day.
The banners unfurled by the warden
Float
Up high in the air and sink down; the
Moat
Is black as a plume on a casque; my
Light,
Like a patch of high light on a flask, makes
Night
A gibbering goblin that bars the way—
So noisy, familiar, and safe by day.
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