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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
ANECDOTE OF THE JAR, by WALLACE STEVENS Poem Explanation Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: I placed a jar in tennessee Last Line: Like nothing else in tennessee. Subject(s): Americans; Art & Artists; Bottles; Civilization; United States; America | |||
I placed a jar in Tennessee, I placed a jar in Tennessee, And round it was, upon a hill. And round it was, upon a hill. It made the slovenly wilderness It made the slovenly wilderness Surround that hill. Surround that hill. The wilderness rose up to it, The wilderness rose up to it, And sprawled around, no longer wild. The jar was round upon the ground And sprawled around, no longer wild. And tall and of a port in air. The jar was round upon the ground It took dominion everywhere. And tall and of a port in air. The jar was gray and bare. It did not give of bird or bush, It took dominion everywhere. The jar was gray and bare. It did not give of bird or bush, Like nothing else in Tennessee. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...JULY FOURTH BY THE OCEAN by ROBINSON JEFFERS SHINE, PERISHING REPUBLIC by ROBINSON JEFFERS SHINE, PERISHING REPUBLIC by ROBINSON JEFFERS WATCH THE LIGHTS FADE by ROBINSON JEFFERS AFTER TENNYSON by AMBROSE BIERCE MEETING YOU AT THE PIERS by KENNETH KOCH INVOCATION TO THE SOCIAL MUSE by ARCHIBALD MACLEISH A DISH OF PEACHES IN RUSSIA by WALLACE STEVENS |
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