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DEPARTMENTAL by ROBERT FROST

Poet Analysis

First Line: AN ANT ON THE TABLE CLOTH
Last Line: BUT HOW THOROUGHLY DEPARTMENTAL
Subject(s): ANTS; BUREAUCRACY; INSECTS;

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GOLDEN YEAR; THE POETRY SOCIETY OF AMERICA ANTHOLOGY (1910-1960).
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THE OXFORD BOOK OF AMERICAN LIGHT VERSE.
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THE NEW OXFORD BOOK OF ENGLISH LIGHT VERSE.
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  (1978)
 
THE NORTON ANTHOLOGY OF AMERICAN LITERATURE: VOLUME 2.
  (1994)
 
100 AMERICAN POEMS
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COLLECTED POEMS, PROSE, AND PLAYS. EDITED BY RICHARD POIRIER AND MARK RICHARDSON.
  FROST, ROBERT
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