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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE BEAST OF BURDEN, by MARIANNE MOORE Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: I think the scourge was made for men Last Line: We forfeit, he attains the goal. Subject(s): Mortality | |||
I think the scourge was made for men That have the power to rise again. Because when scourged such beasts as I Have no alternative. We die. At death, we lose, man gains a soul. We forfeit, he attains the goal. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...WISE MEN IN THEIR BAD HOURS by ROBINSON JEFFERS READING ALOUD TO MY FATHER by JANE KENYON THIS IS TBE WAY TOADS TALK by MARIANNE MOORE |
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